Beginner aquarium plants: S
All beginner plants whose common name starts with S, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
10 plants
Salvinia cucullata
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating1.2 in (3 cm)
Salvinia natans
FreshwaterMedium light · Floating1.2 in (3 cm)Schismatoglottis roseospatha
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte3.1 in (8 cm)
Senegal tea plant
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
FreshwaterHigh light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Singapore moss
Vesicularia dubyana
FreshwaterBrackishLow light · Epiphyte2 in (5 cm)
Spiky moss
Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky'
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte2 in (5 cm)
Star duckweed
Lemna trisulca
FreshwaterLow light · Floating0.4 in (1 cm)
Staurogyne repens
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Stringy moss
Leptodictyum riparium
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte3.9 in (10 cm)
Süsswassertang
Lomariopsis cf. lineata
FreshwaterLow light · Epiphyte2 in (5 cm)
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