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African Water Fern Coexistence Guides

African Water Fern is most often used midground, background, and attached to hardscape, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
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Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Conflicting Needs
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Conflicting Needs
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Giant Baby Tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Water Hawthorn

Aponogeton distachyos

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Golden Nesaea

Nesaea crassicaulis

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Hedge

Didiplis diandra

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh