Echinodorus schlueteri 'Leopard' |
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| Echinodorus schlueteri 'Leopard' is a beautiful variety of Echinodorus schlueteri. It arose from an Echinodorus schlueteri culture at the Hans Barth nursery i Dessau, Germany. The leaves are egg-shaped with a heart-shaped basis. The blade is freckled with numerous red-brownish spots, an effect which is enhanced by high light. The spots are most conspicuous on the young leaves but they are often maintained on the older too in contrast to Echinodorus schlueteri. The plant prefers a nutrient rich substrate and high light and the growth also benefits from CO2 enrichment of the water. It is reproduced by daughter plants set on the inflorescence or by dividing the rhizome. Commercially, it is reproduced in tissue cultures. | |||||||||||||||||||
