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Christmas Moss Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Christmas Moss does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Ashy Pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh

Water Rose

Samolus valerandi

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

African Water Fern

Bolbitis heudelotii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Wendtii Crypt

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Willisii

Cryptocoryne x willisii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears

Hemianthus callitrichoides

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh