Aquarium plants

Care guides for 73 species. Each profile has lighting needs, CO2 requirements, substrate type, placement guidance, and notes on which fish are safe with the plant.

Show only species suited to outdoor ponds Zone:

Epiphytes (anubias, java fern, bucephalandra) 9

African water fern Bolbitis heudelotii 40 cm · slow · intermediate · medium light
Anubias barteri Anubias barteri var. barteri 25 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Anubias congensis Anubias heterophylla 40 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Anubias nana Anubias barteri var. nana 10 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Anubias nana petite Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' 5 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Bucephalandra Bucephalandra sp. 15 cm · slow · intermediate · low light
Bucephalandra Brownie Ghost Bucephalandra sp. Brownie Ghost 10 cm · slow · intermediate · medium light
Java fern Leptochilus pteropus 35 cm · slow · beginner · low light · pond zones 8-13
Java fern narrow leaf Leptochilus pteropus 'Narrow' 25 cm · slow · beginner · low light

Rosettes (sword, crypt, val) 13

Amazon sword Echinodorus grisebachii 50 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light
Aponogeton ulvaceus Aponogeton ulvaceus 50 cm · fast · beginner · medium light
Cryptocoryne balansae Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae 50 cm · moderate · intermediate · medium light
Cryptocoryne lutea Cryptocoryne walkeri 'Lutea' 20 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Cryptocoryne parva Cryptocoryne parva 8 cm · slow · intermediate · medium light
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia 30 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Cryptocoryne spiralis Cryptocoryne spiralis 50 cm · slow · beginner · medium light
Cryptocoryne undulata Cryptocoryne undulata 20 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne wendtii 25 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Dwarf sagittaria Sagittaria subulata 15 cm · fast · beginner · medium light
Echinodorus bleheri Echinodorus bleherae 55 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light
Ozelot sword Echinodorus 'Ozelot' 50 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light
Pygmy chain sword Helanthium tenellum 10 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light

Stem plants 21

Alternanthera reineckii Alternanthera reineckii 40 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosaefolia' Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosaefolia' 40 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
Ambulia Limnophila sessiliflora 50 cm · fast · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13
Anacharis Egeria densa 100 cm · fast · beginner · low light · pond zones 5-13
Bacopa caroliniana Bacopa caroliniana 30 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 5-11
Bacopa monnieri Bacopa monnieri 25 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana 80 cm · fast · intermediate · high light · pond zones 5-11
Downoi Pogostemon helferi 10 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
Dwarf hygrophila Hygrophila polysperma 50 cm · fast · beginner · low light · pond zones 8-13
Giant hygrophila Hygrophila corymbosa 50 cm · fast · beginner · medium light
Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum 100 cm · fast · beginner · low light · pond zones 3-13
Hygrophila pinnatifida Hygrophila pinnatifida 30 cm · moderate · intermediate · medium light
Ludwigia repens Ludwigia repens 45 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 6-11
Ludwigia Super Red Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red' 30 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
Marsh ludwigia Ludwigia palustris 40 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 4-10
Pearl weed Micranthemum glomeratum 30 cm · fast · intermediate · medium light
Pogostemon erectus Pogostemon erectus 40 cm · moderate · intermediate · medium light
Rotala rotundifolia Rotala rotundifolia 30 cm · fast · intermediate · high light
Rotala wallichii Rotala wallichii 30 cm · fast · advanced · very high light
Water sprite Ceratopteris thalictroides 40 cm · fast · beginner · low light
Water wisteria Hygrophila difformis 50 cm · fast · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13

Mosses 7

Christmas moss Vesicularia montagnei 5 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 7-13
Flame moss Taxiphyllum sp. 'Flame' 15 cm · slow · beginner · medium light
Java moss Taxiphyllum barbieri 10 cm · slow · beginner · low light · pond zones 8-13
Phoenix moss Fissidens fontanus 4 cm · slow · intermediate · medium light
Riccia fluitans Riccia fluitans 5 cm · fast · intermediate · high light
Subwassertang Lomariopsis cf. lineata 8 cm · slow · beginner · low light
Weeping moss Vesicularia ferriei 5 cm · moderate · beginner · low light

Carpeting plants 7

Dwarf four-leaf clover Marsilea hirsuta 8 cm · slow · beginner · medium light
Dwarf hairgrass Eleocharis parvula 10 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
HC Cuba Micranthemum callitrichoides 4 cm · moderate · advanced · very high light
Micro sword Lilaeopsis brasiliensis 7 cm · slow · intermediate · high light
Monte Carlo Micranthemum tweediei 5 cm · moderate · intermediate · high light
Needle leaf hairgrass Eleocharis acicularis 10 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 5-10
Staurogyne repens Staurogyne repens 10 cm · slow · beginner · medium light

Floating plants 5

Amazon frogbit Limnobium laevigatum 3 cm · fast · beginner · low light · pond zones 8-13
Duckweed Lemna minor 1 cm · fast · beginner · low light · pond zones 4-13
Red root floater Phyllanthus fluitans 3 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13
Salvinia Salvinia minima 3 cm · fast · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13
Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes 10 cm · fast · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-13

Specialty (lily, aponogeton, banana plant) 6

Aponogeton crispus Aponogeton crispus 50 cm · fast · beginner · medium light
Banana plant Nymphoides aquatica 30 cm · slow · beginner · medium light · pond zones 8-11
Dwarf lily Nymphaea nouchali 50 cm · moderate · beginner · medium light
Jungle val Vallisneria americana 100 cm · fast · beginner · medium light
Madagascar lace plant Aponogeton madagascariensis 60 cm · moderate · advanced · medium light
Tiger lotus Nymphaea lotus 50 cm · fast · intermediate · medium light · pond zones 9-13