Spatterdock
Nuphar japonica
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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Crypt Wendtii
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AdvancedHigh
Belinda's Buce
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Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
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Midground
BeginnerLow
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Stolon / Runner Plant
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BeginnerModerate
Buce Motleyana
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Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
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Midground
BeginnerLow
Christmas Moss
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Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Crepidomanes Fern
Crepidomanes auriculatum
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow
Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Giant Hairgrass
Eleocharis montevidensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum
Stem Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow
Italian Val
Vallisneria spiralis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Jungle Val
Vallisneria americana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Long-leaf Aponogeton
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana
Other
Background
BeginnerLow
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Phoenix Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Moss / Liverwort
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Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris
Rosette / Crown Plant
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