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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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Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Pelia

Monosolenium tenerum

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Süßwassertang

Lomariopsis lineata

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate