• Deeply red low-growing stem plant
• One of the very few red foreground plants
• Sets a strong colour accent

Cryptocoryne Axelrodi is relatively easy to maintain and it is a slow growing plant. This is a narrow leaf crypt which is quite hardy with almost all water types and is greeninsh brown in colour

Rotala rotundifolia from South-East Asia has long, thin leaves and 15-30 long stems, 2-3 cm wide including the leaves. Unlike other Rotala species it is relatively undemanding, although it needs good light to produce red leaves. It forms side shoots willingly, becoming compact and bushy. This also means that it is hard for light to reach the lower leaves, so the plant should be pruned frequently