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Japanese Bamboo Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Japanese Bamboo does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Crypt Wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Pelia

Monosolenium tenerum

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow