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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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Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Works with Planning
Other
Attached to hardscape
Background
BeginnerLow

Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Works with Planning
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Works with Planning
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Water Hawthorn

Aponogeton distachyos

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Green Cabomba

Cabomba aquatica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh

Mosaic Plant

Ludwigia sedioides

Conflicting Needs
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Conflicting Needs
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerHigh

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate