Spatterdock
Nuphar japonica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Mexican Oak Leaf Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Mexican Oak Leaf 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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IntermediateModerate
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BeginnerModerate
Mosaic Plant
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Background
AdvancedHigh
Sivadasan's Crypt
Cryptocoryne sivadasanii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow
Tonina
Tonina fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Tornado Ludwigia
Ludwigia inclinata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Ruffled Aponogeton
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Whorly Rotala
Rotala wallichii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sagittaria
Sagittaria latifolia
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Congo Anubias
Anubias heterophylla
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Giant Hairgrass
Eleocharis montevidensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate