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African Onion Plant Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job African Onion Plant does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate