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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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Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Works with Planning
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Slender Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis

Works with Planning
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Works with Planning
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Boivin's Aponogeton

Aponogeton boivinianus

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Conflicting Needs
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Conflicting Needs
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Conflicting Needs
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow