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Boivin's Aponogeton Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Boivin's Aponogeton does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementBackground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
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Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

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Other
Background
AdvancedHigh

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Water Hawthorn

Aponogeton distachyos

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

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Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh