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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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Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Skeleton King

Bucephalandra kishii

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

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Hedge

Didiplis diandra

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Ashy Pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Baby Tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Rotala

Rotala rotundifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate