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Orchid Lily Coexistence Guides

Orchid Lily is most often used midground and background, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate