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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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Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Direct Alternative
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Whorly Rotala

Rotala wallichii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Direct Alternative
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Giant Red Rotala

Rotala macrandra

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Large Ammannia

Ammannia gracilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Red Milfoil

Myriophyllum tuberculatum

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Orchid

Spiranthes odorata

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate