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Water Primrose Comparison Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Giant Red Rotala

Rotala macrandra

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Golden Nesaea

Nesaea crassicaulis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Large Ammannia

Ammannia gracilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Hedge

Didiplis diandra

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Whorly Rotala

Rotala wallichii

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Anacharis

Egeria densa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Cylindric Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Giant Baby Tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Japanese Bamboo

Blyxa japonica

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mexican Oak Leaf

Shinnersia rivularis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Octopus Plant

Pogostemon stellatus

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Parrot's Feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Tonina

Tonina fluviatilis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Tornado Ludwigia

Ludwigia inclinata

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh

Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Giant Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spiral Crypt

Cryptocoryne spiralis

Direct Alternative
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Sprouting Hairgrass

Eleocharis vivipara

Direct Alternative
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Red Milfoil

Myriophyllum tuberculatum

Direct Alternative
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedHigh