Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
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Italian Val Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Italian Val does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementBackground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Sweet Potato
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BeginnerModerate
Tiger Lotus
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Onion
Crinum thaianum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate
Dwarf Chain Sword
Helanthium tenellum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow
Mauritius Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Skeleton King
Bucephalandra kishii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Slender Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Congo Anubias
Anubias heterophylla
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Melon Sword
Echinodorus osiris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Purple Bacopa
Bacopa salzmannii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Ruffled Aponogeton
Aponogeton crispus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow