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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)
Showing 1 - 24 of 96 Guides

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

African Water Fern

Bolbitis heudelotii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Direct Alternative
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Direct Alternative
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow