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Green Lily Coexistence Guides

Green Lily 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
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Japanese Bamboo

Blyxa japonica

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Amazon Frogbit

Limnobium laevigatum

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Asian Watergrass

Hygroryza aristata

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Asian Watermoss

Salvinia cucullata

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Floating Water Sprite

Ceratopteris cornuta

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Gratiola

Limnophila hippuridoides

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Cabbage

Pistia stratiotes

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Willisii

Cryptocoryne x willisii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow