Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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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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Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Anacharis
Egeria densa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Large Ammannia
Ammannia gracilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Mexican Oak Leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Red Ammannia
Ammannia pedicellata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Temple Plant
Hygrophila corymbosa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Orchid
Spiranthes odorata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Sivadasan's Crypt
Cryptocoryne sivadasanii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow
Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate
Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Mosaic Plant
Ludwigia sedioides
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh