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Broadleaf Sword Comparison Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
Showing 1 - 24 of 96 Guides

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

African Water Fern

Bolbitis heudelotii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

African Onion Plant

Crinum calamistratum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Capuron's Aponogeton

Aponogeton capuronii

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate