Echinodorus Horemanii Red – Vibrant Hybrid Sword Plant

Echinodorus Horemanii Red is a stunning hybrid sword plant prized for its deep red, bronze, and brownish hues. A cross between Echinodorus uruguayensis, this variety offers bold coloration, broad textured leaves, and strong adaptability—making it an excellent centerpiece for medium to large aquariums.

This sword plant is a heavy root feeder, developing thick root systems that thrive in nutrient-rich substrate. With proper lighting, CO₂ supplementation, and root fertilization, it grows into a dramatic, lush rosette that enhances any aquascape.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Echinodorus Horemanii Red

• Common Name: Horemanii Red Sword Plant

• Coloration: Deep red to bronze tones

• Growth Form: Large rosette, broad leaves

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for best coloration

• Lighting: Medium to high

• Difficulty: Beginner-friendly

• Nutrient Substrate: Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes, but coloration is stronger when submerged

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Lighting Needs: Medium–high lighting encourages deeper red coloration

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: CO₂ recommended; root tabs highly encouraged for strong root feeding

• Growth Rate: Medium

• Propagation: Produces adventitious plantlets and runners from the base

• Ideal Placement: Midground or background of larger aquariums

• Substrate: Prefers enriched substrate; root tabs essential if using inert gravel or sand

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Adds a bold, colorful focal point to planted tanks

• Provides excellent cover and shelter for fish

• Pairs beautifully with green swords, stem plants, and contrasting textures

• Ideal for nature, Dutch-style, and biotope aquascapes

📦 What You’ll Receive

Sold as Bare-Root Plants or Potted Plants (your existing format):

• Bare-Root Plants:
  Small rooted plant, ready to establish in your aquarium substrate.
• Potted Plants:
  Small plant in a net pot with rockwool for easy planting and stable growth.

⚠️ Disclaimer

Pictures shown are sample representations. Actual plants may vary in size, shape, and color. Unless specified, Aquarium Plants Factory® does not guarantee plants will be free from snails, pests, pesticides, or that they will be fully submerged-grown. Transitional melt is normal during adaptation.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner.

Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.

 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.