Stem aquarium plants
Stem plants grow upward from a cut stem, which makes them the fastest way to fill a planted tank: trim the tops, replant them and one bunch becomes a bush. Reds and fine-leaved species usually ask for more light and CO2. Profiles list what each one wants.
92 plants
Alternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera reineckiiHigh lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)Alternanthera reineckii mini
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'Medium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Alternanthera Rosanervig
Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig'Medium lightMidground9.8 in (25 cm)
Ambulia
Limnophila sessilifloraLow lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ammannia Bonsai
Ammannia sp. 'Bonsai'High lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)
Ammannia gracilis
Ammannia gracilisHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Ammannia senegalensis
Ammannia senegalensisHigh lightMidground17.7 in (45 cm)
Bacopa lanigera
Bacopa lanigeraHigh lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Brazilian pennywort
Hydrocotyle leucocephalaMedium lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)
Canadian waterweed
Elodea canadensisLow lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Creeping bacopa
Bacopa australisMedium lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)
Creeping Charlie
Clinopodium browneiMedium lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)
Creeping jenny
Lysimachia nummulariaMedium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Giant ambulia
Limnophila aquaticaHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Giant baby tears
Micranthemum umbrosumMedium lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)
Giant bacopa
Bacopa carolinianaLow lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Gratiola
Gratiola viscidulaMedium lightMidground5.9 in (15 cm)
Green cabomba
Cabomba carolinianaHigh lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Guppy grass
Najas guadalupensisLow lightFloating35.4 in (90 cm)
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersumLow lightFloating39.4 in (100 cm)Hygrophila Araguaia
Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'High lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)
Hygrophila balsamica
Hygrophila balsamicaHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Hygrophila corymbosa
Hygrophila corymbosaLow lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Hygrophila guianensis
Hygrophila guianensisMedium lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifidaMedium lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)
Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila polyspermaLow lightBackground17.7 in (45 cm)
Hygrophila Siamensis
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'Medium lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Japanese cress
Cardamine lyrataMedium lightMidground17.7 in (45 cm)
Lake cress
Rorippa aquaticaMedium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Limnophila aromatica
Limnophila aromaticaHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Limnophila hippuridoides
Limnophila hippuridoidesHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Lindernia rotundifolia
Lindernia rotundifoliaLow lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalisMedium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Ludwigia arcuata
Ludwigia arcuataHigh lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)
Ludwigia brevipes
Ludwigia brevipesHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)Ludwigia Cuba
Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ludwigia glandulosa
Ludwigia glandulosaHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ludwigia ovalis
Ludwigia ovalisMedium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Ludwigia palustris
Ludwigia palustrisMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Ludwigia Pantanal
Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Pantanal'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Ludwigia repens
Ludwigia repensMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Ludwigia Rubin
Ludwigia repens 'Rubin'Medium lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)Ludwigia senegalensis
Ludwigia senegalensisHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Ludwigia sphaerocarpaHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)Ludwigia super red
Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'High lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Mermaid weed
Proserpinaca palustrisHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Mexican oak leaf
Shinnersia rivularisMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieriMedium lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Myriophyllum Guyana
Myriophyllum mattogrossenseMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Myriophyllum Roraima
Myriophyllum sp. 'Roraima'High 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)
Pearlweed
Hemianthus glomeratusMedium lightMidground7.9 in (20 cm)Persicaria kawagoeanum
Persicaria sp. 'Kawagoeanum'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Persicaria Sao Paulo
Persicaria sp. 'Sao Paulo'High lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Pogostemon Dassen
Pogostemon stellatus 'Dassen'High lightBackground17.7 in (45 cm)
Pogostemon erectus
Pogostemon deccanensisHigh lightMidground9.8 in (25 cm)
Pogostemon quadrifolius
Pogostemon quadrifoliusMedium lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Pogostemon stellatus
Pogostemon stellatusHigh lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Purple bacopa
Bacopa salzmanniiHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Red cabomba
Cabomba furcataHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Red mangrove
Rhizophora mangleHigh lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)Red myriophyllum
Myriophyllum tuberculatumHigh lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)Rotala Blood Red
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'High lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)Rotala Ceylon
Rotala rotundifolia 'Ceylon'Medium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Rotala Colorata
Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'High lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Rotala Green
Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'Medium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Rotala H'ra
Rotala rotundifolia 'H'ra'High lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Rotala indica
Rotala indicaHigh lightMidground7.9 in (20 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 Nanjenshan
Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan'High lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)Rotala Orange Juice
Rotala rotundifolia 'Orange Juice'High lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Rotala pusilla
Rotala mexicanaHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Rotala ramosior
Rotala ramosiorHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala rotundifoliaMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Rotala wallichii
Rotala wallichiiHigh lightBackground11.8 in (30 cm)
Senegal tea plant
Gymnocoronis spilanthoidesHigh lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Star grass
Heteranthera zosterifoliaHigh lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)
Stream bogmoss
Mayaca fluviatilisMedium lightBackground15.7 in (40 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)
Water hedge
Didiplis diandraHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Water starwort
Callitriche palustrisHigh lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Water violet
Hottonia palustrisHigh lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)
Water wisteria
Hygrophila difformisMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Waterweed
Egeria densaMedium lightBackground39.4 in (100 cm)
Willow hygro
Hygrophila salicifoliaMedium lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
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