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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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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

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

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

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Gratiola

Limnophila hippuridoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

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

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate

Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

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

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Capuron's Aponogeton

Aponogeton capuronii

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate