Zipper Moss
Fissidens zippelianus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
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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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Red Mangrove
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Sweet Potato
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Background
Attached to hardscape
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Water Cabbage
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Floating
BeginnerModerate
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AdvancedHigh
Belinda's Buce
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Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Buce Motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Chain Sword
Helanthium tenellum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
HC Cuba / Dwarf Baby Tears
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Mauritius Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Boivin's Aponogeton
Aponogeton boivinianus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Broadleaf Crinum
Crinum natans
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Giant Crypt
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Long-leaf Aponogeton
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Robinson's Aponogeton
Aponogeton robinsonii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Onion
Crinum thaianum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate