Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Green Lily Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Green 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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Afzel's Anubias
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Anubias Barteri
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Baby Tears
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Beckett's Water Trumpet
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Rosette / Crown Plant
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BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Cardinal Plant
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Giant Sagittaria
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Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Bog Moss
Mayaca fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Ditch Stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate