Dwarf Water Lily
Nymphaea stellata
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
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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Japanese Cress
Cardamine lyrata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Matto Grosso Milfoil
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mexican Oak Leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Octopus Plant
Pogostemon stellatus
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Orchid Lily
Barclaya longifolia
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Stargrass
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Temple Plant
Hygrophila corymbosa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Mermaid Weed
Proserpinaca palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Needle Leaf Ludwigia
Ludwigia arcuata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Red Ammannia
Ammannia pedicellata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mint Charlie
Clinopodium brownei
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow