Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Green Cabomba Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Green Cabomba does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementBackground
LightHigh
DifficultyAdvanced
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
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Stem Plant
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Background
BeginnerModerate
Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Boivin's Aponogeton
Aponogeton boivinianus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
S. Repens
Staurogyne repens
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Water Orchid
Spiranthes odorata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Orchid Lily
Barclaya longifolia
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Spatterdock
Nuphar japonica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Italian Val
Vallisneria spiralis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Jungle Val
Vallisneria americana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Crinum
Crinum natans
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Broadleaf Sagittaria
Sagittaria latifolia
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum
Stem Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow