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Watermeal Comparison Guides

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

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

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Different Use Case
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Bog Moss

Mayaca fluviatilis

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Dwarf Ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Rotala

Rotala rotundifolia

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Gratiola

Limnophila hippuridoides

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Japanese Bamboo

Blyxa japonica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Matto Grosso Milfoil

Myriophyllum mattogrossense

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Mint Charlie

Clinopodium brownei

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Ricefield Weed

Limnophila aromatica

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Vesuvius Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Different Use Case
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Quillwort

Isoetes lacustris

Different Use Case
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Dwarf Water Lily

Nymphaea stellata

Different Use Case
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Different Use Case
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate