Echinodorus Cordifolius 'Yellow Sun', also known as Echinodorus Golden Sun or Echinodorus Yellow Sun, is a radiant and eye-catching aquatic plant that brightens any aquarium with its vivid yellow-green foliage. Its heart-shaped leaves, tinged with golden hues, make it a standout feature, offering a fresh and vibrant look to aquascapes. With its dynamic colors and strong growth, this variety is perfect for creating a lush background or serving as a bold centerpiece in larger tanks.
Key Features:
- Bright, Golden Foliage: The heart-shaped leaves have a striking yellow-green color, sometimes with a hint of light red or orange when grown under higher light, adding a warm and inviting glow to your aquarium.
- Robust and Adaptable: A resilient plant that adapts to a variety of conditions, Yellow Sun is suitable for both beginners and experienced aquarists, thriving in different water parameters.
- Ideal for Background or Centerpiece: Due to its size and vibrant colors, this plant is best used as a background element in larger aquariums or as a focal point in medium-sized tanks.
Optimal Conditions:
- Lighting: Prefers moderate to high lighting, which helps bring out its bright yellow-green coloration and supports healthy growth.
- Water Parameters: Favors temperatures between 72°F to 82°F (22°C to 28°C) and a pH range of 6.5 to 7.5. A nutrient-rich substrate and regular fertilization are recommended to encourage its lush growth.
Aquarium Benefits:
- Visual Brightness: Its golden-yellow leaves bring a lively and warm touch to aquascapes, providing a striking contrast against green or red plants.
- Fish Habitat: The broad and dense leaves offer natural shelter for fish, shrimp, and other aquatic creatures, creating a more balanced and secure environment.
- Water Quality Enhancement: Like other Echinodorus species, the Yellow Sun helps improve water quality by absorbing excess nutrients, reducing algae growth and promoting overall health in the tank.
Care and Maintenance:
- Moderate Growth: The Yellow Sun grows moderately fast under optimal conditions, and occasional trimming will help maintain its shape and size within your aquascape.
- Simple Propagation: Can be propagated through side shoots or runners, allowing easy expansion of this vibrant plant throughout your aquarium.
Conclusion:
Echinodorus Cordifolius 'Yellow Sun' is a stunning choice for aquarists looking to add a touch of brightness and elegance to their aquarium. With its distinctive yellow-green leaves and hardy nature, this plant not only enhances the visual appeal of any aquascape but also provides practical benefits for both fish and water quality. Bring the sunny glow of Yellow Sun into your aquarium and transform your aquatic environment into a vibrant and dynamic underwater landscape.
Enhance your aquarium with our fresh, high-quality plants, available in convenient formats:
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Loose Bare-Root Plants: Includes approximately 1-2 loose, bare-root plants, providing flexibility in planting and arrangement.
- Rooted Bunched: Approximately 1-2 plants, bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
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Rooted Potted: Includes approximately 1-2 plants, potted in a net pot with rock wool, ensuring stability and ease of placement in your aquarium.
Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
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Scientific Name |
Echinodorus Cordifolius 'Yellow Sun' |
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Common Name |
Echinodorus Yellow Sun, Golden Sun Sword |
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Placement |
Mid-ground, Background Plants |
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CO2 |
Not Required |
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Growth Rates |
Slow |
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Difficulty Level |
Easy |
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Nutrient Substrate |
Required |
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Can it grow emerged? |
Yes |
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Lighting Requirements |
Medium - High |
Handling time for Live Plants orders:
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
- If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
- Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery.
Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail.
- We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
- Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
- Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable.
Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
- Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers.
Return Policy: All sales are final
- We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals
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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customer Reviews
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J
I'm excited to see this one mature! A clean healthy plant; beautiful color!
M
Very happy! I ordered one of these and received two. The color is so pretty and bright, can't even describe it. Will definitely add contrast in my mostly dark green/red tank. Little more delicate leaves than I would have expected for the size and shape of them. One leaf had a couple brown spots. The rest of the plant looked great. Very healthy and no pests. Wish u had bought another one so I could have gotten 3. Will definitely order again for my next tank setup. The only place I will buy plants from. I have never lost a plant from this company though some minimal transition melting does occur sometimes.
G
I love this plant!!! I am not usually a huge fan of sword plants: they often seem kind of big static/not dynamic, but this little plant is so pretty with the unique leaf shape and lovely light green color, not to mention the reddish accents (though these may disappear over time depending on lighting/fertilizing/water chemistry). If my goldfish don't eat it, I think I'll get a few more of these to add some variety to my tank. It is a small plant to start (mine has about 5" of plant above the substrate), but I bet it will look majestic when it gets bigger.
B
Beautiful sword. Lots of communication throughout the whole process. Will buy from again.
A
Unique looking plant. Arrived a little sad looking but after a few days in the tank I am already seeing new growth. Very excited to see how this grows out.
E
Echinodorus Yellow Sun arrived with few brown leaves but in a few days in the fish tank it looks better and gives a new leave already. I'm pleased with it. Thanks!
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