Whorly Rotala
Rotala wallichii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
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Cardinal Plant Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Cardinal Plant does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Carolina Fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Red Rotala
Rotala macrandra
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Gratiola
Limnophila hippuridoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Guppy Grass
Najas guadalupensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Lemon Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Matto Grosso Milfoil
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Octopus Plant
Pogostemon stellatus
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Red Milfoil
Myriophyllum tuberculatum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Afzel's Anubias
Anubias afzelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate