Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
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Dwarf Hygro Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Dwarf Hygro does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Giant Red Rotala
Rotala macrandra
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Red Milfoil
Myriophyllum tuberculatum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Tornado Ludwigia
Ludwigia inclinata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Spadeleaf Plant
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate
Water Hedge
Didiplis diandra
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Congo Anubias
Anubias heterophylla
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Ruffled Aponogeton
Aponogeton crispus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spatterdock
Nuphar japonica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Tiger Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Whorly Rotala
Rotala wallichii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Afzel's Anubias
Anubias afzelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Japan Clover
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate