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Giant Duckweed Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Giant Duckweed does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementFloating
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
Showing 73 - 96 of 163 Guides

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Mexican Oak Leaf

Shinnersia rivularis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Different Use Case
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spadeleaf Plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Different Use Case
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Different Use Case
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Temple Plant

Hygrophila corymbosa

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate