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Dwarf Chain Sword Comparison Guides

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

PlacementForeground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears

Hemianthus callitrichoides

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Shoreweed

Littorella uniflora

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Buce

Bucephalandra pygmaea

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Related Option
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Pelia

Monosolenium tenerum

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow