Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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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)
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Tricolor Lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Vesuvius Sword
Helanthium bolivianum
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Water Primrose
Ludwigia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sword
Echinodorus bleheri
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Cryptocoryne Lutea
Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Melon Sword
Echinodorus osiris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Stringy Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Uruguay Sword
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Dwarf Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Giant Baby Tears
Micranthemum umbrosum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Golden Nesaea
Nesaea crassicaulis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh
Japanese Cress
Cardamine lyrata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Ricefield Weed
Limnophila aromatica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Sprouting Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Stargrass
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate