Beginner aquarium plants: A
All beginner plants whose common name starts with A, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
20 plants and 26 varieties
Altlandsberg sword
Echinodorus 'Altlandsberg'
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground19.7 in (50 cm)
Amazon frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating2 in (5 cm)
Amazon sword
Echinodorus grisebachii
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Ambulia
Limnophila sessiliflora
FreshwaterLow light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)American frogbit
Hydrocharis spongia
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating5.9 in (15 cm)
Anubias afzelii
FreshwaterMedium light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)
Anubias barteri
FreshwaterBrackishLow light · Epiphyte13.8 in (35 cm)25 forms
Anubias Butterfly
Anubias 'Butterfly'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte5.9 in (15 cm)
Anubias Chili Jalapeno
Anubias 'Chili Jalapeno'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte3.9 in (10 cm)
Anubias congensis
Anubias heterophylla
FreshwaterLow light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)1 formAnubias Frazeri
Anubias 'Frazeri'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte9.8 in (25 cm)
Anubias gigantea
FreshwaterLow light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Anubias gilletii
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte11.8 in (30 cm)
Anubias gracilis
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte15.7 in (40 cm)
Anubias hastifolia
FreshwaterLow light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)Anubias Nangi
Anubias 'Nangi'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte7.9 in (20 cm)
Anubias Supernova
Anubias 'Supernova'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte14.2 in (36 cm)
Aponogeton crispus
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Aponogeton natans
FreshwaterMedium light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)
Aponogeton undulatus
FreshwaterMedium light · Background21.7 in (55 cm)
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