Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Giant Crypt Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Giant Crypt does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
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DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Sivadasan's Crypt
Cryptocoryne sivadasanii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spiral Crypt
Cryptocoryne spiralis
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Onion
Crinum thaianum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Orchid
Spiranthes odorata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Guppy Grass
Najas guadalupensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Mexican Oak Leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Octopus Plant
Pogostemon stellatus
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Spadeleaf Plant
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Madagascar Lace Plant
Aponogeton madagascariensis
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate