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Vesuvius Sword Coexistence Guides

Vesuvius Sword 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
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Parrot's Feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tricolor Lily

Nymphaea micrantha

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Boivin's Aponogeton

Aponogeton boivinianus

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Melon Sword

Echinodorus osiris

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Onion

Crinum thaianum

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Amazon Frogbit

Limnobium laevigatum

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Asian Watergrass

Hygroryza aristata

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Asian Watermoss

Salvinia cucullata

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Crepidomanes Fern

Crepidomanes auriculatum

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow