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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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River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Süßwassertang

Lomariopsis lineata

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Weeping Moss

Vesicularia ferriei

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Amazon Frogbit

Limnobium laevigatum

Related Option
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Boivin's Aponogeton

Aponogeton boivinianus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Related Option
Other
Attached to hardscape
Background
BeginnerLow

Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Related Option
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Related Option
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Water Rose

Samolus valerandi

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Crypt

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Water Hawthorn

Aponogeton distachyos

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Asian Watermoss

Salvinia cucullata

Related Option
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans

Related Option
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Giant Salvinia

Salvinia molesta

Related Option
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans

Related Option
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate