Guidarium Logo
Search
Back to Water Fern

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)
Showing 73 - 96 of 163 Guides

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Baby Tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Italian Val

Vallisneria spiralis

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Jungle Val

Vallisneria americana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Mexican Oak Leaf

Shinnersia rivularis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Different Use Case
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh

Robinson's Aponogeton

Aponogeton robinsonii

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Different Use Case
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Different Use Case
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate

Temple Plant

Hygrophila corymbosa

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate