lmhicks101 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 I saw this plant down in Southern Virginia on a job site and would love to have something like it in my tanks. The only thing I can think of with the broad leaves and colors ranging purples and reds to bright green is an Amazon flame sword. Anyone have anything else they could suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Mellon sword 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 There are some other swords, like red melon sword and red rubin sword that also have leaves of varying color. Crypt pink flamingo and crypt petchii pink are somewhat similar. I feel like there has got to be some other crypt species that would fit the bill, but I can't think of any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Melon sword is probably the closest I see. I have some pink flamingos. They either are dull to bright pink or they’re pink with green veins. I wish I could get them to go purple and pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) Are you looking for a mix of red green or do you want specifically pinkish or deep red - there are a lot of different sword plants ranging from pinkish (mixed with green) to deep red mixed with green - folks mentioned melon - there is also red flame; ozelot and a few dozen hybrids. Rubin swords are more uniform in colour though with good lighting and get purplish; and there are some other sword plants with pink to purple leaves that are not mixed with green like kleiner prinz and purple aflame. Towards the pink direction there is echinodorus rose and oriental - generally speakingi think the red ones do better than the pink ones. Another one is echinodorus micracle. Too many to keep track. Edited May 10, 2023 by anewbie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 @anewbie I’m looking for something that’s green and purple like those plants. Preferably something that has mixed colors instead of one leaf green and the other purple. I’ve got pink flamingos and scarlet temples for pink so I don’t need anymore unless the plant has that too. All the swords I’ve seen are pretty much the same other then the ozelot and that one has what looks like spots and stripes of color I’m looking for something that looks like that first pic in color and patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 4:56 AM, lmhicks101 said: @anewbie I’m looking for something that’s green and purple like those plants. Preferably something that has mixed colors instead of one leaf green and the other purple. I’ve got pink flamingos and scarlet temples for pink so I don’t need anymore unless the plant has that too. All the swords I’ve seen are pretty much the same other then the ozelot and that one has what looks like spots and stripes of color I’m looking for something that looks like that first pic in color and patterns. In terms of pure colour the kleiner prinz is going to be pretty close but it requires a fair amount of light and it won't be streaked but solid wine colour; in terms of your description red flame or various ozelot hybrid are likely close but they are going to be mostly green with various amount of red streaks in the leaves; the amount depends on the exact hybrid (red flame and ozelot are closely related); but they all tend to have dark green with dark red (maybe too dark to your liking); also they stay reasonably small - after 5 years my red flame was never larger than 7 or 8 inches. red flame will grow larger if grown submersed. The problem with these plants is they are not an 'exact' species and the label seems to be applied to a variety of similar plants so you never really know exactly how it will look until you plant it and give it a few years - also growing condition (light, co2, mineral content) will have a more noticeable impact on the exact appearance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 You'll usually receive mellon swords that are emersed grown which look like this A submerged well nourished mellon sword will slowly grow into this. Mellon Sword, final answer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 @anewbie I have a baby flame and it’s rust red and green. I’m going to let that grow a little more and see what I get. @JoeQ yeah that’s the closest I’ve seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 If you like melon swords then you might look at rubin swords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Hyptis Lorentziana. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 5:22 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Hyptis Lorentziana. That’s not the foliage I’m looking for but definitely the colors. I need to get a couple of these. I’m running out of tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I would check out some bucephalandra species and see what piques your interest. There might be some that fit the bill, especially that leaf texture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 3:36 AM, nabokovfan87 said: I would check out some bucephalandra species and see what piques your interest. There might be some that fit the bill, especially that leaf texture. I have a red and I really like it. I’ve been meaning to get more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Lagenandra meeboldii there is a green and a red form. Similar to anubias in form and growth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Mostly joking: submerge it and see if it survives? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 6/8/2023 at 4:18 PM, Mmiller2001 said: What is that? I need all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 3:22 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Hyptis Lorentziana On 6/8/2023 at 10:15 PM, lmhicks101 said: What is that? I need all of it. I bought some after suggesting it to you. It's definitely unique and am falling in love with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 I need it. Did you get it online or at LFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 6/8/2023 at 10:21 PM, lmhicks101 said: I need it. Did you get it online or at LFS? Online. My LFS's don't carry the more exotic plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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