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Water Hyacinth Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Water Hyacinth does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementFloating
LightHigh
DifficultyBeginner
FlowLow (Still Water)
Showing 49 - 72 of 163 Guides

Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Mexican Oak Leaf

Shinnersia rivularis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Parrot's Feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

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

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Red Ammannia

Ammannia pedicellata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

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

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

S. Repens

Staurogyne repens

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh