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Spiral Crypt Coexistence Guides

Spiral Crypt is most often used 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.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Wendtii Crypt

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Crypt Wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate