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Japanese Bamboo Coexistence Guides

Japanese Bamboo 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
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Gratiola

Limnophila hippuridoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Orchid

Spiranthes odorata

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh