Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
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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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Congo Anubias
Anubias heterophylla
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Crypt Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Cryptocoryne Lutea
Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Giant Crypt
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Giant Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Gillet's Anubias
Anubias gilletii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Java Fern
Leptochilus pteropus
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mosaic Plant
Ludwigia sedioides
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh
Nair's Lagenandra
Lagenandra nairii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate
Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Other
Attached to hardscape
Background
BeginnerLow
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Other
Background
AdvancedHigh
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Skeleton King
Bucephalandra kishii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Süßwassertang
Lomariopsis lineata
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Undulata
Cryptocoryne undulata
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Water Onion
Crinum thaianum
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow