Cardinal Plant
Lobelia cardinalis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Baby Tears Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Baby Tears 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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Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Creeping Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Ditch Stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Cylindric Ludwigia
Ludwigia glandulosa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Bog Moss
Mayaca fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Anacharis
Egeria densa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Carolina Fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Afzel's Anubias
Anubias afzelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow