Echinodorus 'Roter Pirat'

Echinodorus 'Roter Pirat' is a cultivated form with no natural occurrence whose origin is regarded as unknown.³ Its foliage emerges red with pale speckles and then retains a reddish-brown tone for a long time.¹³ The lanceolate leaves with wavy margins grow up to 7 cm wide and 15–25 cm long, some blades being slightly twisted; the whole plant reaches up to about 45 cm in height.¹³ Its petioles measure 12–20 cm depending on the light.³ Above water it grows about 60 cm tall, with long-stalked, green to red blades averaging 23 × 13 cm, which tear easily and tolerate drying out poorly.³

A forum member, to the best of their knowledge, attributes it, like 'Rote Zora', to Gula in Remseck near Stuttgart.² It is considered easy to keep, needs medium to bright light, can also grow emersed and can be propagated by plantlets on the inflorescence or by dividing the rhizome.