Advanced aquarium plants
These plants are rated difficult in our catalog: carpets that melt without CO2, red stems that fade under weak light, and delicate species like Madagascar lace. They suit a tank where light, CO2 and fertilizing are already dialed in. Profiles list what each one demands.
41 plants
Ammannia senegalensis
Ammannia senegalensisHigh lightMidground17.7 in (45 cm)
Blyxa aubertii
Blyxa aubertiiHigh lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)
Brookweed
Samolus valerandiHigh lightForeground5.9 in (15 cm)Cryptocoryne striolata
Cryptocoryne striolataMedium lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)
Dwarf baby tears
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'High lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Eriocaulon cinereum
Eriocaulon cinereumHigh lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Eriocaulon quinquangulare
Eriocaulon quinquangulareHigh lightMidground3.1 in (8 cm)Eriocaulon Sulawesi
Eriocaulon sp. 'Sulawesi'High lightForeground1.2 in (3 cm)Eriocaulon Vietnam
Eriocaulon sp. 'Vietnam'High lightMidground4.7 in (12 cm)
Fissidens nobilis
Fissidens nobilisLow lightEpiphyte1.6 in (4 cm)
Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoidesHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Henkel's lace plant
Aponogeton madagascariensis var. henkelianusMedium lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)
Horemanii sword
Echinodorus horemaniiHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Ludwigia Cuba
Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ludwigia glandulosa
Ludwigia glandulosaHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ludwigia Pantanal
Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Pantanal'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Ludwigia senegalensis
Ludwigia senegalensisHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Ludwigia sphaerocarpaHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Madagascar lace
Aponogeton madagascariensisMedium lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Needle leaf bacopa
Bacopa myriophylloidesHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Nesaea crassicaulis
Ammannia crassicaulisHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Nesaea pedicellata Golden
Ammannia pedicellataHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Pogostemon Dassen
Pogostemon stellatus 'Dassen'High lightBackground17.7 in (45 cm)
Pogostemon stellatus
Pogostemon stellatusHigh lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Red cabomba
Cabomba furcataHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Red myriophyllum
Myriophyllum tuberculatumHigh lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)Rotala Blood Red
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'High lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Rotala macrandra
Rotala macrandraHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Rotala macrandra Bangladesh
Rotala macrandra 'Bangladesh'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Rotala macrandra Green
Rotala macrandra 'Green'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Rotala macrandra Mini Butterfly
Rotala macrandra 'Mini'High lightMidground9.8 in (25 cm)
Rotala pusilla
Rotala mexicanaHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Rotala ramosior
Rotala ramosiorHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Rotala wallichii
Rotala wallichiiHigh lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Syngonanthus Belem
Syngonanthus macrocaulonHigh lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)Syngonanthus Manaus
Syngonanthus sp. 'Manaus'High lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Tonina fluviatilis
Tonina fluviatilisHigh lightBackground13.8 in (35 cm)
UG
Utricularia graminifoliaHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Water hedge
Didiplis diandraHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Waterwort
Elatine hydropiperHigh lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Whorled pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillataHigh lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
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