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Micro Sword Coexistence Guides

Micro Sword is most often used foreground and carpeting, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementForeground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Quillwort

Isoetes lacustris

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Shoreweed

Littorella uniflora

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Weeping Moss

Vesicularia ferriei

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

African Onion Plant

Crinum calamistratum

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate