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Water Orchid Comparison Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Showing 1 - 24 of 163 Guides

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

African Water Fern

Bolbitis heudelotii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Baby Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cardinal Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Direct Alternative
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

Direct Alternative
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh