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Common Duckweed Comparison Guides

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

PlacementFloating
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
Showing 73 - 96 of 163 Guides

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Different Use Case
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Different Use Case
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Different Use Case
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ashy Pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Different Use Case
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh