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Water Hyacinth Coexistence Guides

Water Hyacinth is most often used floating, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementFloating
LightHigh
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
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Floating Fern

Salvinia natans

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Works with Planning
Other
Attached to hardscape
Background
BeginnerLow

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Fern

Azolla filiculoides

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Watermeal

Wolffia arrhiza

Works with Planning
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus amazonicus

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Works with Planning
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Crystalwort

Riccia fluitans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Floating
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate