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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Cryptocoryne Lutea
Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Orchid Lily
Barclaya longifolia
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Prieto's Plant
Schismatoglottis prietoi
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
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
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
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Phoenix Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Singapore Moss
Vesicularia dubyana
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Süßwassertang
Lomariopsis lineata
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Taiwan Moss
Taxiphyllum alternans
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Weeping Moss
Vesicularia ferriei
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Zipper Moss
Fissidens zippelianus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate