Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Banana Plant Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Banana Plant does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementForeground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Crypt Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Cryptocoryne Lutea
Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Orchid Lily
Barclaya longifolia
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Prieto's Plant
Schismatoglottis prietoi
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Slender Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Spatterdock
Nuphar japonica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Tiger Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Belinda's Buce
Bucephalandra belindae
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Buce Motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Japan Clover
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow