Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Melon Sword Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Melon Sword does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
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Foreground
BeginnerLow
Madagascar Lace Plant
Aponogeton madagascariensis
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate
Bog Moss
Mayaca fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
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Background
AdvancedModerate
Cylindric Ludwigia
Ludwigia glandulosa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Dwarf Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Japanese Cress
Cardamine lyrata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mexican Oak Leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Octopus Plant
Pogostemon stellatus
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Ricefield Weed
Limnophila aromatica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Robinson's Aponogeton
Aponogeton robinsonii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Stargrass
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate
Giant Crypt
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Red Milfoil
Myriophyllum tuberculatum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Cardinal Plant
Lobelia cardinalis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate