All aquarium plants: W
All plants whose common name starts with W, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
17 plants
Water hedge
Didiplis diandra
FreshwaterHigh light · Midground11.8 in (30 cm)
Water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
FreshwaterHigh light · Floating15.7 in (40 cm)
Water onion
Crinum thaianum
FreshwaterLow light · Background39.4 in (100 cm)
Water poppy
Hydrocleys nymphoides
FreshwaterHigh light · Floating11.8 in (30 cm)
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating1.2 in (3 cm)
Water sprite
Ceratopteris thalictroides
FreshwaterBrackishMedium light · Background15 in (38 cm)
Water starwort
Callitriche palustris
FreshwaterHigh light · Midground11.8 in (30 cm)
Water violet
Hottonia palustris
FreshwaterHigh light · Midground15.7 in (40 cm)
Water wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Watercress algae
Halimeda tuna
SaltwaterMedium light · Midground5.9 in (15 cm)
Watermeal
Wolffia globosa
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating0 in (0.1 cm)
Waterweed
Egeria densa
FreshwaterBrackishMedium light · Background39.4 in (100 cm)
Waterwort
Elatine hydropiper
FreshwaterHigh light · Foreground2 in (5 cm)
Weeping moss
Vesicularia ferriei
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte2 in (5 cm)
Whorled pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
FreshwaterHigh light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Willow hygro
Hygrophila salicifolia
FreshwaterMedium light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Willow moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte4.7 in (12 cm)
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