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Broadleaf Sword Coexistence Guides

Broadleaf Sword is most often used midground and 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.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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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

Wendtii Crypt

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Willisii

Cryptocoryne x willisii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

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

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

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

Water Rose

Samolus valerandi

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

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