Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
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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AdvancedModerate
Japanese Cress
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Creeping Jenny
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Creeping Ludwigia
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Ambulia
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Rotala
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Mint Charlie
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Background
BeginnerModerate
Red Ammannia
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Water Primrose
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
African Onion Plant
Crinum calamistratum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Japan Clover
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Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Leopard Val
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Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Octopus Plant
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Zipper Moss
Fissidens zippelianus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Beckett's Water Trumpet
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Guppy Grass
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Mermaid Weed
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