Dwarf Chain Sword
Helanthium tenellum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
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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Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Giant Salvinia
Salvinia molesta
Floating Plant
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BeginnerModerate
Mauritius Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Shoreweed
Littorella uniflora
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Water Cabbage
Pistia stratiotes
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Asian Watergrass
Hygroryza aristata
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh
Carolina Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Floating Water Sprite
Ceratopteris cornuta
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Giant Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerLow
HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerHigh
Watermeal
Wolffia arrhiza
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoides
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh