Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
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Vesuvius Sword Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Vesuvius Sword does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Leopard Val
Vallisneria nana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Baby Tears
Micranthemum umbrosum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mint Charlie
Clinopodium brownei
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Water Hedge
Didiplis diandra
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Cardinal Plant
Lobelia cardinalis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Ditch Stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Purple Bacopa
Bacopa salzmannii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Tonina
Tonina fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Water Orchid
Spiranthes odorata
Rosette / Crown 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
Anacharis
Egeria densa
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate