Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate
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Pothos Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Pothos does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Direct Alternative
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana
Other
Background
BeginnerLow
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
Congo Anubias
Anubias heterophylla
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem 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
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Skeleton King
Bucephalandra kishii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate
African Onion Plant
Crinum calamistratum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Italian Val
Vallisneria spiralis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Compact Aponogeton
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Tiger Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Anacharis
Egeria densa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate