Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Dwarf Water Lily Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Dwarf Water Lily does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Congo Anubias
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Giant Sagittaria
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Gillet's Anubias
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BeginnerLow
Java Fern
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Background
BeginnerLow
Melon Sword
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BeginnerModerate
Sprouting Hairgrass
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Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
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IntermediateModerate
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
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AdvancedModerate
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
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IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
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IntermediateHigh
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
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BeginnerLow
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
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BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
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BeginnerLow
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
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Midground
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Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
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