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Balansae Coexistence Guides

Balansae is most often used background and midground, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementBackground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Water Orchid

Spiranthes odorata

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Japanese Bamboo

Blyxa japonica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Crepidomanes Fern

Crepidomanes auriculatum

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Buce

Bucephalandra pygmaea

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow