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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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Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Golden Nesaea

Nesaea crassicaulis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Temple Plant

Hygrophila corymbosa

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Crepidomanes Fern

Crepidomanes auriculatum

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow

Dwarf Buce

Bucephalandra pygmaea

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Giant Crypt

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears

Hemianthus callitrichoides

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Whorly Rotala

Rotala wallichii

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Willisii

Cryptocoryne x willisii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Works with Planning
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Boivin's Aponogeton

Aponogeton boivinianus

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh