Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl

7 reviews
Price
$7.99

Emersed Growth: Bare-root Plants

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Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl, also known as Echinodorus 'Harbich Red', is a compact and colorful sword plant prized for its dark green to ruby-red foliage and dense rosette growth.

Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl

Emersed Growth: Bare-root Plants

Price
$7.99

Hadi Red Pearl is a sword plant built for tanks that cannot house a full Amazon Sword. It holds a tight rosette of short-stalked oval leaves that emerge ruby red and settle into dark green with red veining as they mature, so there is always fresh colour at the centre.

What You'll Receive

Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in three convenient formats:

  • Bare-root Plants: Includes approximately 1–2 loose bare-root plants – ideal for custom planting
  • Rooted Bunched: Includes 1–2 rooted plants, bundled with foam and lead weight for easy placement
  • Rooted Potted: Includes 1–2 rooted plants, potted in rockwool and a net pot for secure growth

Plant Profile

  • Common name — Hadi Red Pearl Sword
  • Scientific nameEchinodorus 'Hadi Red Pearl'
  • Also known asEchinodorus 'Harbich Red'
  • Origin — Cultivated hybrid; parent species from South America
  • Placement — Midground to background
  • Mature height — 10-16 inches
  • Growth rate — Medium

Care

  • Difficulty — Intermediate
  • Light — Medium to high
  • CO₂ — Recommended
  • Water — 68-82°F, pH 6.5-7.5
  • Substrate — Nutrient-rich soil or root tabs; this is a root feeder
  • Growth habit — Amphibious rosette
  • Propagation — Adventitious plantlets on flower stalks

Grower's Notes

  • The red is on the new leaves only. Each leaf opens ruby and darkens toward green as it ages. A well-fed plant keeps pushing new leaves, so the rosette always has a red crown — a stalled plant is all green.
  • Root tabs do the work here. Swords feed almost entirely through their roots. Liquid fertiliser alone produces small, pale leaves no matter how strong the lighting is.
  • Keep the crown clear of substrate. Bury the roots, not the growing point. A buried crown rots from the inside and the plant is usually lost before the damage is visible.
  • It spreads wider than it grows tall. The rosette fans outward, so leave a clear radius around it. Crowding it with stem plants shades the outer leaves and they yellow off.
  • Emersed-grown stock resets after planting. The leaves it arrives with were formed out of water and will often melt away. Judge the plant on the leaves that follow, not the ones in the pot.

Want to go deeper? Read our complete Amazon Sword & Echinodorus Care Guide.

Notes

  • Plant size, shape, and color may vary slightly based on aquarium conditions. Strong light and nutrient supplementation are key to achieving the deepest red coloration. Always avoid burying the crown to prevent rot.
  • Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

 

Shipping Policy

At Aquarium Plants Factory, we carefully package and ship all orders to ensure plants and livestock arrive healthy and ready to thrive.


Order Processing Time

Most orders are processed within 1–2 business days after payment is received.

Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed on the next business day.

Orders containing out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder items may require additional handling time.

Once your order ships, tracking information will be sent to your email.


Shipping Schedule

Live Plants

Live plant orders ship Monday through Saturday when using United States Postal Service (USPS).

Most plant-only orders ship within 1–3 business days, excluding products that are out of stock, pre-order, or backorder.

Estimated USPS delivery time is 2–5 business days, depending on your location.


UPS Express Shipping

We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:

UPS 2-Day Air®

Estimated delivery: 2 business days

Please note that UPS 2-Day Air® is not a guaranteed service in the event of carrier delays, weather disruptions, or operational issues.

UPS Next Day Air®

Estimated delivery: 1 business day

This service is guaranteed by UPS according to their service guarantee policies.

UPS expedited orders ship Monday through Wednesday only to ensure packages arrive within the same week and avoid weekend delays.

Please note that orders require 1–2 business days of handling time before shipment.

To help ensure same-week delivery, please place UPS orders on or before Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).


Live Animals Shipping

Live animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday only.

This schedule ensures animals arrive within the same week and do not remain in transit over the weekend.

Handling time for live animal orders typically ranges from 1–5 business days, depending on:

  • Weather conditions

  • Livestock health

  • Shipping destination

Tracking information will be emailed once the order has been shipped.


Free Shipping

We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders over $150 within the contiguous United States.

Estimated delivery time for free shipping orders is 2–5 business days.

If your order contains both live plants and live animals, the shipment may be combined and the appropriate shipping rate will be shown at checkout.

Free Shipping is not available for customers located in:

  • Alaska

  • Hawaii

  • Puerto Rico

  • Guam

  • U.S. Virgin Islands

Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.


Delivery Time Estimates

Delivery times shown at checkout are estimates provided by the shipping carrier.

While we work hard to ship orders quickly, delivery times may vary due to factors outside of our control, including:

  • Weather conditions

  • Carrier delays

  • High shipping volumes

  • Transportation disruptions

Aquarium Plants Factory is not responsible for shipping delays caused by the carrier.


Delayed or Lost Packages

Occasionally, shipments may take longer than expected.

A package is considered lost only after 15 business days (approximately 3 weeks) from the ship date.

If a package is confirmed lost by the carrier, we may offer a 50/50 replacement, meaning:

  • Aquarium Plants Factory covers 50% of the replacement cost

  • The customer covers 50% plus shipping


Address Accuracy

Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address when placing an order.

Please ensure that your address is correct when using payment methods such as:

  • Credit / Debit Card

  • PayPal

  • Apple Pay

  • Google Pay

  • Amazon Pay

  • Shopify Pay

  • AliPay

Orders returned due to:

  • Incorrect address

  • Refused delivery

  • Failed delivery attempts

may not be eligible for a refund.


Order Cancellations

If you need to cancel an order, please contact us as soon as possible.

Orders can only be canceled before they have been shipped.

Once an order has been shipped, it can no longer be canceled.


Returns

Due to the sensitive nature of live goods, all sales are final.

We do not accept returns or exchanges for:

  • Live plants

  • Live animals


For any shipping questions, please contact us before placing your order.

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WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours. Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

  1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com
  2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

  1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
  2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
  3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
  4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.

Customers praised this aquarium plant for arriving in "excellent condition" with healthy, well-packaged specimens. Shoppers noted quick delivery and minimal damage. Plants showed rapid growth, with "new shoots came up super bright red" within days. Some experienced typical "melt" but plants recovered well. Overall highly recommended.

  • Arrived in excellent condition, well labeled and packaged. Not a single brown spot or rot!
  • New shoots came up super bright red just days after planting.
  • Beautiful plant, super healthy and strong. Has been in my tank 4 days and seems to have grown.
  • 5 stars: 6 (86%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (14%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Jill (United States)
Excellent plants

They arrived in excellent condition, really well labeled and packaged. Not a sigle brown spot or rot on any of them! They have been planted for several weeks now and they are growing well. Some have had the usual “melt” but they are still alive and growing roots. THANK YOU!

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Kurt I. (United States)

Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl

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DonaldT (United States)
Healthy

Plants arrived super quickly and appeared healthy. They were well packaged. They are in the tank now getting acclimated. Even after only three days, there is already a new leaf sprouting. I’d buy from APF again.

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Cory P. (United States)
First Echinodorus

My plants arrive in great shape. The foliage was totally green at first but just a few days after planting in my substrate new shoots came up super bright red. Will buy from here again

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William C. (United States)
Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl

Plant arrived 2 days earlier, healthy and well wrapped. Seems to be thriving. A beautiful addition to the aquarium.

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Todd R.
Clean and spotless plant

Came well packaged and in great condition.

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Yanira S. (United States)
Beautiful

Beautiful plant, super healthy and strong. Has been in my tank 4 days and seems to have grown. Love it.

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