‘Marble Queen’ is a variegated selection of Echinodorus cordifolius, the Creeping Burhead or “Radican Sword”. Its longish ovate leaves with heart-shaped base show a pattern of darker and lighter green, also reddish patches. This variegation is more distinct in emersed than in submerged leaves. The emersed plant may get about 50 cm tall, the underwater stage has shorter leaves and petioles. The leaf blades reach a length of about 20 cm.

This Echinodorus is an easy, fast growing aquarium plant. It tolerates hard and alkaline water, but a nutrient-rich substrate and at least medium light intensity are beneficial. It has the tendency to grow out of the water with long-stalked aerial leaves. When these are cut off, shorter stalked submerged leaves may follow, but a full-grown, strong plant will continue to develop emersed foliage after a while. If this is not desired, the plant should be replaced by a young one. However, inflorescences with adventitious plantlets mainly appear on emersed specimens.

Echinodorus cordifolius ‘Tropica Marble Queen’ is a showy, large swordplant that can be used as solitary plant in the background to midground of larger tanks. Its tendency to grow out of the water is useful for open aquariums and tall paludariums where its variegated leaves and long, arching inflorescences with white flowers are an eyecatcher.

Livestock and live plants will only be shipped from Monday – Wednesday. Other products can be shipped Monday – Friday.
Shipping costs as indicated on checkout is usually correct, but for certain items there may be extra shipping charged. You will be notified by email should this be the case. All livestock and Plant order will also include R25 extra for a polystyrene container.

Take note that Couriers only deliver on weekdays (Monday – Friday)
Local Pickup in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area is free.

Alive Arrival Guarantee (only the first 24 hours). We are using Overnight Shipping for all livestock and plants. The 24 hour period starts when the courier collects the parcel at our shop.

We only ship within 24 hours after payment is reflected in our account.
To claim your Alive Arrival Guarantee, you must take a clear photo of the dead livestock in the original bag within 1 hour of picking it up from the courier and it must be within 24 hours from the time the courier picks up the livestock. We have the right to decline any Alive Arrival Guarantee.

We make sure that the plants leave our shop in the best possible condition and packaged to the best of our ability. Should there be any delays or mishandling by the courier, such claims will have to be submitted to the courier. We will assist wherever possible.

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