Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red' is what a Cryptocoryne would look like if it had been bred for color. Broad, quilted leaves in bronze and deep red rise from a creeping rhizome, and it holds that color in low light with no CO₂ — which almost no other red plant does.
What You'll Receive
Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in convenient formats:
- Sold as a bare-root or potted plant. (pot size: 2 inches)
Plant Profile
- Common name — Red Meeboldii Lagenandra
- Scientific name — Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red'
- Also known as — Meebold's Lagenandra, Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red Round'
- Family — Araceae, the same family as Cryptocoryne and Anubias
- Origin — India
- Placement — Midground
- Shipped size — Small bare-root or potted plant, roughly 2-4 inches
- Mature height — 6-10 inches
- Suits — 10 gallons and up
- Growth rate — Slow
Care
- Difficulty — Beginner
- Light — Low to medium
- CO₂ — Not required
- Water — 72-82°F, pH 6.0-7.5
- Substrate — Required. Nutrient-rich soil or root tabs; this is a root feeder
- Growth habit — Amphibious rhizome plant
- Propagation — Rhizome division
Grower's Notes
- Do not bury the rhizome. Lagenandra grows from a thick creeping stem that must sit on or just under the substrate surface with the roots below it. Buried rhizomes rot, and this plant is far too slow to recover from that.
- It melts like a Crypt, and for the same reason. Expect leaf loss after planting or any significant change in conditions. Leave the rhizome and roots undisturbed and new leaves push out within a few weeks.
- Low light protects the color. Under strong lighting a slow plant like this collects algae on its broad leaves faster than it can grow new ones. Low to medium light keeps the leaves clean and the red intact.
- Feed the root zone. Root tabs or an enriched substrate under the rhizome do more here than any liquid fertilizer. This is a root feeder with a slow metabolism — steady supply beats heavy dosing.
- Divide only mature rhizomes. Wait until the creeping stem has several inches of growth with leaves along it, then cut between growth points so each piece keeps its own roots and foliage. Also available as sterile Vitro Culture, or in green.
Notes
- 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, and pesticides, grow emerged or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
At a glance
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- Weather holds: during extreme heat or cold we may hold live orders until it's safe to ship.
- We ship within the United States only.
Please bring live plants indoors and unpack them the day they arrive. Every live order is covered by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee.
The complete rules, including lost packages and address issues, are in our Shipping Policy. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
Every live order is backed by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee. If a plant arrives dead, we'll make it right.
How it works
- Tell us within 24 hours of the delivery time on your tracking.
- Send photos of the affected items in their original, unopened packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label, to hello@aquariumplantsfactory.com with your order number.
- We'll make it right with a replacement, store credit or refund for the affected item.
Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
- Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
- Free promotional items and shipping charges are not covered.
The complete rules, including what's covered and what voids the guarantee, are in our Returns, Refunds & Live Arrival Guarantee. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
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.
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Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.
Customers praise this aquatic plant as "hearty, easy to grow" with beautiful coloring in "multiple shades of greens and reds." Plants arrive healthy and in excellent condition, though some note they're "smaller than expected." Initial melting is common but plants regrow well. Suitable for various substrates and provides attractive contrast to green foliage.
- Arrived quickly, healthy, and beautifully colored with multiple shades of greens and reds!
- Plant arrived intact and in great shape. Healthy leaves with no melt.
- Arrived in flawless condition and give a subtle contrast to green foliage plants.
G
Great for a bush look, rabbit snails will eat if to young of a plant.
P
Shipping was fast and the plant arrived intact and in great shape. Healthy leaves with no melt. Was able to split into 3 plants and they are doing well in the tank. Very satisfied with this purchase. Would happily buy again. (i meant to take pictures with them out of the bag and forgot!)
A
I’m looking forward to these growing on. They arrived in flawless condition and give a subtle contrast to green foliage plants.
k
Well packed smaller then I thought but healthy
J
These plants arrived and were planted. Most of them melted which was to be expected. They are now regrowing beautiful in my tank. Very happy with this product.
J
super excited to receive this. I’m an Anubis fan - the meeboldii red has a rhizome, very similar to the Anubis genes. arrived quickly, healthy, and beautifully colored (multiple shades of greens and reds!) I was able to get 2-3 rhizomes, and placed into two separate tanks - one with nutrient sub; one without (fine black sand). so far, they both appear to be happy and acclimating to the new homes.
L
Arrived very fast, in a great condition, very healthy. Thank you.
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