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Skeleton King Coexistence Guides

Skeleton King is most often used attached to hardscape, 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.

PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Japanese Bamboo

Blyxa japonica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow