Beginner aquarium plants: D
All beginner plants whose common name starts with D, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
8 plants
Duckweed
Lemna minor
FreshwaterLow light · Floating0.4 in (1 cm)
Dwarf aquarium lily
Nymphaea nouchali
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground9.8 in (25 cm)
Dwarf hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Dwarf hairgrass Mini
Eleocharis parvula 'Mini'
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground2.4 in (6 cm)
Dwarf sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
FreshwaterBrackishLow light · Foreground11.8 in (30 cm)
Dwarf vallisneria
Vallisneria nana
FreshwaterMedium light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)
Dwarf water clover
Marsilea crenata
FreshwaterLow light · Foreground3.1 in (8 cm)
Dwarf water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating3.9 in (10 cm)
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