Carolina Fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
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Waterweed Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Waterweed does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Creeping Jenny
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Creeping Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Stem Plant
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Dwarf Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
Stem Plant
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Background
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Dwarf Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Stem Plant
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Background
BeginnerModerate
Gratiola
Limnophila hippuridoides
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IntermediateModerate
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Matto Grosso Milfoil
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mint Charlie
Clinopodium brownei
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Primrose
Ludwigia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Lemon Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Bog Moss
Mayaca fluviatilis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Dwarf Hygro
Hygrophila polysperma
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Guppy Grass
Najas guadalupensis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Japanese Cress
Cardamine lyrata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Mermaid Weed
Proserpinaca palustris
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Mexican Oak Leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Needle Leaf Ludwigia
Ludwigia arcuata
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Octopus Plant
Pogostemon stellatus
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate