Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Orchid Lily Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Orchid Lily does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Matto Grosso Milfoil
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Red Milfoil
Myriophyllum tuberculatum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Uruguay Sword
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Afzel's Anubias
Anubias afzelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Long-leaf Aponogeton
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow