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Dwarf Rotala Coexistence Guides

Dwarf Rotala 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
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Baby Tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Weeping Moss

Vesicularia ferriei

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Carolina Mosquito Fern

Azolla caroliniana

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Giant Salvinia

Salvinia molesta

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate