River Buttercup
Ranunculus inundatus
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh
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Marimo Moss Ball Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Marimo Moss Ball does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementForeground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Japan Clover
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Dwarf Chain Sword
Helanthium tenellum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Crypt
Cryptocoryne parva
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Mauritius Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Shoreweed
Littorella uniflora
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Skeleton King
Bucephalandra kishii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Nair's Lagenandra
Lagenandra nairii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate
Ashy Pipewort
Eriocaulon cinereum
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow