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Boivin's Aponogeton Coexistence Guides

Boivin's Aponogeton is most often used background, 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
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
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Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Spadeleaf Plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Carolina Mosquito Fern

Azolla caroliniana

Conflicting Needs
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Crystalwort

Riccia fluitans

Conflicting Needs
Moss / Liverwort
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Giant Salvinia

Salvinia molesta

Conflicting Needs
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Hygro

Hygrophila polysperma

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Parrot's Feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

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

Dwarf Buce

Bucephalandra pygmaea

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow