Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Skeleton King Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Skeleton King does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Phoenix Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Singapore Moss
Vesicularia dubyana
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Süßwassertang
Lomariopsis lineata
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Taiwan Moss
Taxiphyllum alternans
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Japan Clover
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Guppy Grass
Najas guadalupensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate
Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Weeping Moss
Vesicularia ferriei
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Zipper Moss
Fissidens zippelianus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Giant Baby Tears
Micranthemum umbrosum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Cardinal Plant
Lobelia cardinalis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Cylindric Ludwigia
Ludwigia glandulosa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gratiola
Limnophila hippuridoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate