Back to African Water Fern

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)
Showing 145 - 163 of 163 Guides

Ashy Pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Parrot's Feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Conflicting Needs
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerHigh

Giant Red Rotala

Rotala macrandra

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears

Hemianthus callitrichoides

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Whorly Rotala

Rotala wallichii

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Large Ammannia

Ammannia gracilis

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Red Milfoil

Myriophyllum tuberculatum

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Green Cabomba

Cabomba aquatica

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh

Mosaic Plant

Ludwigia sedioides

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh