Carolina Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
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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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Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow
Floating Water Sprite
Ceratopteris cornuta
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Giant Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Belinda's Buce
Bucephalandra belindae
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Buce Motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoides
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Water Rose
Samolus valerandi
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Whorly Rotala
Rotala wallichii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Watermeal
Wolffia arrhiza
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Crepidomanes Fern
Crepidomanes auriculatum
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow
Shoreweed
Littorella uniflora
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Ashy Pipewort
Eriocaulon cinereum
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh