Asian Watergrass
Hygroryza aristata
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
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Water Cabbage Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Water Cabbage does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementFloating
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Water Hyacinth
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Water Spangles
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Crystalwort
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BeginnerModerate
Christmas Moss
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BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
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IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow
Mauritius Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Taiwan Moss
Taxiphyllum alternans
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
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Foreground
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IntermediateModerate
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow