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Octopus Plant Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Octopus Plant 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)
Showing 25 - 48 of 163 Guides

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Red Rotala

Rotala macrandra

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Golden Nesaea

Nesaea crassicaulis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Hedge

Didiplis diandra

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spadeleaf Plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow