Aquarium Plants
Care guides for aquascaping plants — light, CO₂, placement, and difficulty, with the designs that use each one.
A
- African Water Fern (Bolbitis heudelotii)
- African Water Violet (Ottelia ulvifolia)
- Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' (Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini')
- Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig' (Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig')
- Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
- Amazon Sword (Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleheri')
- Ambulia (Limnophila aromatica)
- Ammannia gracilis (Ammannia gracilis)
- Ammannia senegalensis (Ammannia senegalensis)
- Anchor Moss (Plagiochilaceae sp.)
- Anchored Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)
- Anubias 'Coffeefolia' (Anubias barteri 'Coffeefolia')
- Anubias 'Frazeri' (Anubias 'Frazeri')
- Anubias 'Minima' (Anubias barteri var. 'Minima')
- Anubias 'Pinto' (Anubias barteri 'Pinto')
- Anubias 'Snow White' (Anubias 'Snow White')
- Anubias 'Stardust' (Anubias barteri 'Stardust')
- Anubias barteri (broad leaf) (Anubias barteri var. barteri)
- Anubias barteri var. nana (Anubias barteri var. nana)
- Anubias congensis (Anubias heterophylla)
- Anubias gracilis (Anubias gracilis)
- Anubias hastifolia (Anubias hastifolia)
- Anubias nana 'Petite' (Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite')
- Aponogeton boivinianus (Aponogeton boivinianus)
- Aponogeton crispus (Aponogeton crispus)
- Aponogeton longiplumulosus (Aponogeton longiplumulosus)
- Aponogeton ulvaceus (Aponogeton ulvaceus)
- Aponogeton undulatus (Aponogeton undulatus)
B
- Bacopa 'Colorata' (Bacopa caroliniana 'Colorata')
- Bacopa 'Compact' (Bacopa caroliniana 'Compact')
- Bacopa caroliniana (Bacopa caroliniana)
- Bacopa monnieri (Bacopa monnieri)
- Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica)
- Barclaya (Red) (Barclaya longifolia 'Red')
- Barclaya longifolia (Barclaya longifolia)
- Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea stellata)
- Blyxa aubertii (Blyxa aubertii)
- Blyxa japonica (Blyxa japonica)
- Bolbitis heteroclita 'Difformis' (Bolbitis heteroclita)
- Borneo Fern (Microsorum sp. 'Borneo')
- Brazilian Pennywort (Hydrocotyle leucocephala)
- Broadleaf Eusteralis (Pogostemon stellatus)
- Bucephalandra 'Blue Moon' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Blue Moon')
- Bucephalandra 'Brownie' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Brownie')
- Bucephalandra 'Catherinae' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Catherinae')
- Bucephalandra 'Dark Silver' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Dark Silver')
- Bucephalandra 'Deep Purple' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Deep Purple')
- Bucephalandra 'Godzilla' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Godzilla')
- Bucephalandra 'Kedagang' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Kedagang')
- Bucephalandra 'Lamandau' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Lamandau')
- Bucephalandra 'Mini Coin' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Mini Coin')
- Bucephalandra 'Red' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Red')
- Bucephalandra 'Sekadau' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Sekadau')
- Bucephalandra 'Velvet' (Bucephalandra sp. 'Velvet')
- Bucephalandra 'Wavy Green' (Bucephalandra sp.)
- Bucephalandra pygmaea (Bucephalandra pygmaea)
- Bullosa Crypt (Cryptocoryne bullosa)
C
- Cabomba caroliniana (Cabomba caroliniana)
- Cape Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea capensis)
- Chain Sword (Belem) (Helanthium tenellum 'Belem')
- Christmas Moss (Vesicularia montagnei)
- Ciliate Crypt (Cryptocoryne ciliata)
- Common Duckweed (Lemna minor)
- Congo Water Fern (Bolbitis heudelotii)
- Crinum calamistratum (Crinum calamistratum)
- Crinum natans (Crinum natans)
- Cryptocoryne 'Flamingo' (Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Flamingo')
- Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown' (Cryptocoryne albida)
- Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii' (Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii')
- Cryptocoryne cordata 'Rosanervig' (Cryptocoryne cordata var. blassii)
- Cryptocoryne crispatula 'Balansae' (Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae)
- Cryptocoryne lutea (Cryptocoryne lutea)
- Cryptocoryne nurii (Cryptocoryne nurii)
- Cryptocoryne parva (Cryptocoryne parva)
- Cryptocoryne parva (narrow) (Cryptocoryne parva)
- Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia)
- Cryptocoryne spiralis (Cryptocoryne spiralis)
- Cryptocoryne undulata (Cryptocoryne undulata)
- Cryptocoryne usteriana (Cryptocoryne usteriana)
- Cryptocoryne walkeri (Cryptocoryne walkeri)
- Cryptocoryne wendtii Green (Cryptocoryne wendtii)
- Cryptocoryne wendtii Red (Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red')
- Cuphea anagalloidea (Cuphea anagalloidea)
D
- Dense Waterweed (Egeria densa)
- Downoi (Pogostemon helferi)
- Downoi (Carpet form) (Pogostemon helferi)
- Dwarf Ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora)
- Dwarf Arrowhead (Sagittaria pusilla)
- Dwarf Baby Tears (HC Cuba) (Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba')
- Dwarf Four Leaf Clover (Marsilea hirsuta)
- Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
- Dwarf Hairgrass (tall) (Eleocharis acicularis)
- Dwarf Hairgrass Mini (Eleocharis sp. 'Mini')
- Dwarf Hygro (Hygrophila polysperma)
- Dwarf Lily (Nuphar) (Nuphar pumila)
- Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata)
- Dwarf Vallisneria (Vallisneria nana)
E
- Echinodorus 'Ozelot' (Echinodorus 'Ozelot')
- Echinodorus 'Red Flame' (Echinodorus 'Red Flame')
- Echinodorus 'Reni' (Echinodorus 'Reni')
- Echinodorus 'Rubin' (Echinodorus 'Rubin')
- Echinodorus 'Vesuvius' (Echinodorus angustifolius 'Vesuvius')
- Echinodorus amazonicus (Echinodorus amazonicus)
- Eriocaulon 'Shooting Star' (Eriocaulon sp. 'Shooting Star')
- Eriocaulon cinereum (Eriocaulon cinereum)
- Eriocaulon sp. 'Vietnam' (Eriocaulon sp. 'Vietnam')
- Eriocaulon sulawesiense (Eriocaulon sulawesiense)
- European Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)
- Eusteralis / Pogostemon stellatus (Pogostemon stellatus 'Broad')
F
- Fairy Moss (Azolla) (Azolla filiculoides)
- Fairy Moss (Carolina) (Azolla caroliniana)
- Flame Moss (Taxiphyllum 'Flame')
- Floating Fern (Salvinia) (Salvinia natans)
- Floating Vallisneria (Vallisneria sp. (floating))
- Four-Leaf Clover (Large) (Marsilea quadrifolia)
G
- Giant Anubias (Anubias gigantea)
- Giant Baby Tears (Micranthemum umbrosum)
- Giant Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)
- Giant Hygrophila (Hygrophila corymbosa)
- Glossostigma (Glossostigma elatinoides)
- Glossostigma elatinoides (Glossostigma elatinoides)
- Gomez's Lagenandra (Lagenandra gomezii)
- Gratiola viscidula (Gratiola viscidula)
- Green Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana)
- Guppy Grass (Najas guadalupensis)
H
- HC Cuba (foreground use) (Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba')
- Helanthium 'Quadricostatus' (Helanthium bolivianum 'Quadricostatus')
- Helanthium 'Vesuvius' (Helanthium bolivianum 'Vesuvius')
- Horizontal Sword (Echinodorus horizontalis)
- Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
- Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Japan' (Hydrocotyle tripartita)
- Hydrothrix gardneri (Hydrothrix gardneri)
- Hygrophila lancea 'Japan' (Hygrophila lancea)
- Hygrophila pinnatifida (Hygrophila pinnatifida)
- Hygrophila salicifolia (Hygrophila salicifolia)
- Hygrophila sp. 'Araguaia' (Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia')
- Hymenasplenium obscurum (Hymenasplenium obscurum)
I
J
- Japanese Spatterdock (Nuphar japonica)
- Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus)
- Java Fern 'Narrow Leaf' (Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow')
- Java Fern 'Needle Leaf' (Microsorum pteropus 'Needle')
- Java Fern 'Trident' (Microsorum pteropus 'Trident')
- Java Fern 'Windelov' (Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov')
- Java Fern (standard) (Microsorum pteropus)
- Java Moss (Taxiphyllum barbieri)
K
L
- Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red' (Lagenandra meeboldii)
- Lagenandra ovata (Lagenandra ovata)
- Lance-leaf Anubias (Anubias lanceolata)
- Limnophila aromatica (Limnophila aromatica)
- Limnophila hippuridoides (Limnophila hippuridoides)
- Lindernia rotundifolia (Lindernia rotundifolia)
- Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Ludwigia 'Super Red' (Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red')
- Ludwigia arcuata (Ludwigia arcuata)
- Ludwigia glandulosa (Ludwigia glandulosa)
- Ludwigia inclinata 'Cuba' (Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba')
- Ludwigia inclinata 'Pantanal' (Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Pantanal')
- Ludwigia natans (Ludwigia natans)
- Ludwigia ovalis (Ludwigia ovalis)
- Ludwigia repens (Ludwigia repens)
- Ludwigia sphaerocarpa (Ludwigia sphaerocarpa)
M
- Madagascar Aponogeton (Aponogeton capuronii)
- Madagascar Lace (Aponogeton madagascariensis)
- Marsilea crenata (Marsilea crenata)
- Melon Sword (Echinodorus osiris)
- Mermaid Weed (Proserpinaca palustris)
- Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' (emersed bush) (Micranthemum tweediei)
- Micranthemum sp. 'Belem' (true) (Micranthemum sp.)
- Micranthemum sp. Belem (Micranthemum sp. 'Belem')
- Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis)
- Micro Sword (New Zealand) (Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae)
- Microcarpaea minima (Microcarpaea minima)
- Mini Pellia (Riccardia chamedryfolia)
- Mini Pellia / Coral Moss (Riccardia chamedryfolia)
- Monte Carlo (Micranthemum tweediei)
- Mosaic Plant (Ludwigia sedioides)
- Myriophyllum 'Guyana' (Myriophyllum sp. 'Guyana')
- Myriophyllum mattogrossense (Myriophyllum mattogrossense)
N
- Needle Hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis)
- Needle Ludwigia (Ludwigia arcuata)
- Nesaea 'Golden' (Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden')
- Nuphar japonica (Nuphar japonica)
- Nymphoides 'Flipper' (Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Flipper')
O
P
- Parker's Pipewort (Eriocaulon parkeri)
- Peacock Moss (Taxiphyllum sp. 'Peacock')
- Pearlweed (Hemianthus micranthemoides)
- Pearlweed (Carpet form) (Hemianthus micranthemoides)
- Pearlweed (Hemianthus glomeratus) (Hemianthus glomeratus)
- Pellia / Süsswassertang (Lomariopsis lineata)
- Pennywort (Whorled) (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
- Persicaria sp. 'Sao Paulo' (Persicaria sp. 'Sao Paulo')
- Philippine Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine')
- Phoenix Moss (Fissidens fontanus)
- Pogostemon deccanensis (Pogostemon deccanensis)
- Pogostemon erectus (Pogostemon erectus)
- Pogostemon stellatus 'Octopus' (Pogostemon stellatus)
- Pygmy Chain Sword (Helanthium tenellum)
Q
R
- Radican Sword (Echinodorus cordifolius)
- Ranunculus inundatus (Ranunculus inundatus)
- Red Ivy (Hemigraphis colorata)
- Red Myriophyllum (Myriophyllum tuberculatum)
- Red Root Floater (Phyllanthus fluitans)
- Red Root Floater (dense) (Phyllanthus fluitans)
- Red Stem Knotweed (Persicaria kawagoeanum)
- Riccia (Riccia fluitans)
- Rigid-leaved Aponogeton (Aponogeton rigidifolius)
- Rotala 'Blood Red' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red')
- Rotala 'Bonsai' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Bonsai')
- Rotala 'Ceylon' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Ceylon')
- Rotala 'Colorata' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata')
- Rotala 'Fujian' (Rotala wallichii 'Fujian')
- Rotala 'Green' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Green')
- Rotala 'H'ra' (Rotala rotundifolia 'H'ra')
- Rotala 'Nanjenshan' (Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan')
- Rotala 'Pearl' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Pearl')
- Rotala 'Sunset' (Rotala rotundifolia 'Sunset')
- Rotala indica (Rotala indica)
- Rotala macrandra (Rotala macrandra)
- Rotala mexicana 'Goias' (Rotala mexicana 'Goias')
- Rotala rotundifolia (Rotala rotundifolia)
- Rotala rotundifolia (green) (Rotala rotundifolia)
- Rotala wallichii (Rotala wallichii)
- Rough Ambulia (Limnophila rugosa)
S
- Sagittaria sp. Mini (Sagittaria sp.)
- Samolus valerandi (Samolus valerandi)
- Samolus valerandi 'Green' (Samolus valerandi)
- Schimatoglottis (Schismatoglottis prietoi)
- Schismatoglottis prietoi (Schismatoglottis prietoi)
- Sessile Joyweed (Alternanthera sessilis)
- Singapore Moss (Vesicularia dubyana)
- Spade-leaf Sword (Echinodorus cordifolius)
- Spiked Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
- Spiky Moss (Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky')
- Spiral Crypt (Cryptocoryne spiralis)
- Spiral Cryptocoryne (Cryptocoryne spiralis)
- Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterifolia)
- Staurogyne repens (Staurogyne repens)
- Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho' (Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho')
- Staurogyne sp. Low (Staurogyne sp.)
- Stream Bogmoss (Mayaca fluviatilis)
- Striolata Crypt (Cryptocoryne striolata)
- Süsswassertang (Lomariopsis lineata)
- Syngonanthus 'Belem' (Syngonanthus sp. 'Belem')
T
- Taiwan Banana Plant (Nymphoides sp. Taiwan)
- Taiwan Moss (Taxiphyllum alternans)
- Temple Plant (Hygrophila corymbosa)
- Tiger Lotus (Green) (Nymphaea lotus 'Green')
- Tiger Lotus (Red) (Nymphaea lotus)
- Tiger Lotus (White) (Nymphaea lotus 'White')
- Tonina (Tonina fluviatilis)
- Tonina fluviatilis (Tonina fluviatilis)