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Cardinal Plant Coexistence Guides

Cardinal Plant 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
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Capuron's Aponogeton

Aponogeton capuronii

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Hedge

Didiplis diandra

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate