Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
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Water Fern Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Water Fern 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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Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoides
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Phoenix Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Prieto's Plant
Schismatoglottis prietoi
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Singapore Moss
Vesicularia dubyana
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Zipper Moss
Fissidens zippelianus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Creeping Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Lemon Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Mint Charlie
Clinopodium brownei
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Purple Bacopa
Bacopa salzmannii
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Ricefield Weed
Limnophila aromatica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Hedge
Didiplis diandra
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Water Primrose
Ludwigia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow