Echinodorus 'Rainers Kitty'

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Also traded as Echinodorus "Purpurea"
Small, very decorative swordplant
Contrasting dense blotch pattern
About 15 cm high

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Foreground

Middle ground

Accent (color)

Nano aquarium

Solitaire

Aquarium Plant Characteristics

Difficulty Easy

Growth Medium

Light Medium

Maximum water hardness for this aquarium plant in the aquarium

Water hardness max. Hard

Recommended care height 10-30 cm

CO2 No

Discus suitable Yes

Variation

Pot - Ø 5 cm

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Description

'Rainers Kitty' is an especially recommendable small Echinodorus cultivar. It was selected by the famous Echinodorus breeder Tomas Kaliebe from a stand of Echinodorus 'Ozelot' and entered the trade in 2002. It is also labeled Echinodorus 'Purpurea' by Dutch nurseries. Its elliptic submerged leaves may get about 20 cm long, but mostly the plant reaches a height of about 15 cm. Good lighting provided, the leaves are wine-red with a conspicuous pattern of many darker spots.

As well as virtually all Echinodorus, 'Rainers Kitty' grows best with abundant macro- and micronutrient supply via the substrate. Strong lighting enhances the intense coloration of the submerged foliage. The water parameters are of subordinate importance, the plant also tolerates hard water, however CO₂ supply promotes the growth.

With its bright coloration and striking pattern, Echinodorus 'Rainers Kitty' is an eyecatcher in the aquarium. It is well suited as single plant or group in the midground, also in the foreground of taller tanks. It can even be used as solitary plant in nano tanks.

Echinodorus 'Rainer's Kitty' is a cultivar that was selected from a population of Echinodorus 'Ozelot' by Tomas Kaliebe of the former aquatic plant nursery ZooLogiCa (Altlandsberg near Berlin). It was introduced to the market in about 2002. The name refers to Rainer Leidtholdt, the owner of said nursery.

This variety stays rather small and reaches an overall height of only 10 to 20 cm. Its strikingly wine-red colour and the spotted pattern make it quite unique. Older leaves tend to assume a greener hue.
The very narrowly elliptical leaf blades grow around 10 to 20 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide, have a slightly undulate margin and a short stalk.

E. 'Rainer's Kitty' somewhat resembles the variety E. 'Rainer's Felix'.

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Family	Alismataceae
Genus	Echinodorus
Difficulty	easy
Usage	Midground, Foreground, group
Aquascaping	very colourful plant for accents
pH value	5 - 7
Temperature tolerance	15 - 30°C
Carbonate hardness	0 - 21°dKH
General hardness	0 - 30°dGH
Propagation	Proliferating inflorescences, Rhizome division
Can grow emersed?	yes
Source	Flowgrow