Slender Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
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Water Hedge Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Water Hedge does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightHigh
DifficultyAdvanced
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Midground
IntermediateHigh
Congo Anubias
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Background
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Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Java Moss
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Foreground
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Quillwort
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Rosette / Crown Plant
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Midground
IntermediateModerate
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
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Background
BeginnerLow
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Water Hawthorn
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Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Amazon Frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Italian Val
Vallisneria spiralis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Jungle Val
Vallisneria americana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Other
Background
Attached to hardscape
BeginnerModerate
Taiwan Moss
Taxiphyllum alternans
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
Water Rose
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Rosette / Crown Plant
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