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Radican Sword Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Radican Sword does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Giant Crypt

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

African Onion Plant

Crinum calamistratum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Hygro

Hygrophila polysperma

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Related Option
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate