Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate
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Spiral Crypt Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Spiral Crypt does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Sivadasan's Crypt
Cryptocoryne sivadasanii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Creeping Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gratiola
Limnophila hippuridoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Melon Sword
Echinodorus osiris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Uruguay Sword
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Water Orchid
Spiranthes odorata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Orchid Lily
Barclaya longifolia
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate