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Add warm color and broad-leaf texture to your freshwater aquarium with Red Melon Sword. Its rounded leaves grow in a rosette, with new growth often showing red or bronze tones while older leaves mature to green. Color varies naturally with lighting, nutrients, and growing conditions.
Red Melon Sword makes an attractive focal point in the midground or background of a planted aquarium. Allow room for it to grow beyond its shipping size and spread its leaves.
What You’ll Receive
• 1 live Red Melon Sword plant
• Typically 4–6 inches tall when shipped
• Size, leaf count, and coloration vary naturally
Care & Planting
Plant the roots in aquarium substrate, keeping the crown—the point where the leaves meet the roots—above the substrate. Provide moderate lighting and a nutrient-rich substrate. Root tabs are especially helpful when planting in plain sand or gravel. Injected CO₂ is optional.
Some older leaves may yellow or melt as the plant adjusts to your aquarium. Carefully trim deteriorating leaves while allowing healthy roots and new growth to remain.
Please Note
Photos show examples of the plant. Your plant’s appearance may differ. As with all live aquarium plants, hitchhikers such as snails or snail eggs may be present.
