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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Bulb / Tuber Plant
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Spatterdock
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Afzel's Anubias
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Background
BeginnerLow
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
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Background
BeginnerLow
Baby Tears
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Cardinal Plant
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Giant Baby Tears
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
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
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate