Ashy Pipewort
Eriocaulon cinereum
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
AdvancedHigh
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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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Bonsai Rotala
Rotala indica
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Banana Plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate
Broadleaf Sagittaria
Sagittaria latifolia
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Giant Hairgrass
Eleocharis montevidensis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate
Italian Val
Vallisneria spiralis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Jungle Val
Vallisneria americana
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerLow
Long-leaf Aponogeton
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana
Other
Background
BeginnerLow
Prieto's Plant
Schismatoglottis prietoi
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Robinson's Aponogeton
Aponogeton robinsonii
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate
Belinda's Buce
Bucephalandra belindae
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Buce Motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerModerate
Coral Pelia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate
Crepidomanes Fern
Crepidomanes auriculatum
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Dwarf Buce
Bucephalandra pygmaea
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Green Cabomba
Cabomba aquatica
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Mosaic Plant
Ludwigia sedioides
Stem Plant
Background
AdvancedHigh
Pelia
Monosolenium tenerum
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Phoenix Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow
River Buttercup
Ranunculus inundatus
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh