Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
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African Water Fern Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job African Water Fern does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
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Green Lily
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
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BeginnerModerate
Tricolor Lily
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
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Amazon Sword
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
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BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
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BeginnerLow
Crepidomanes Fern
Crepidomanes auriculatum
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow
Ditch Stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gratiola
Limnophila hippuridoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Lemon Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
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IntermediateModerate
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Belinda's Buce
Bucephalandra belindae
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate