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Dwarf Hygro Coexistence Guides

Dwarf Hygro is most often used midground and background, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Grows Well Together
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow

Giant Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza

Grows Well Together
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow

Water Spangles

Salvinia minima

Grows Well Together
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow

Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Grows Well Together
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Works with Planning
Other
Attached to hardscape
Background
BeginnerLow

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow