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Japanese Cress Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Japanese Cress 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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Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mosaic Plant

Ludwigia sedioides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Spadeleaf Plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate

African Onion Plant

Crinum calamistratum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow