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Aquatic Plants

Care guides for stem plants, mosses, carpeting plants, and rare aquatic species — including light requirements, CO2 needs, and where to buy.

1,310 plants

medium

Nymphoides hydrophylla Taiwan

Nymphoides hydrophylla

30 cm30 L2030°C
easy

Nymphoides indica Water Snowflake

Nymphoides indica

30 cm30 L2030°C
easy

Nymphoides peltata

Nymphoides peltata

30 cm60 L425°C
medium

Nymphoides spec. "Taiwan"

Nymphoides spec. 'Taiwan'

10 cm30 L2030°C
medium

Nymphoides thunbergiana

Nymphoides thunbergiana

15 cm40 L1828°C
Difficult

Ottelia acuminata

Ottelia acuminata

50 cm100 L2028°C
Moderate

Ottelia alismoides

Ottelia alismoides

50 cm100 L2030°C
Difficult

Ottelia japonica

Ottelia japonica

35 cm80 L2230°C
Difficult

Ottelia lancifolia

Ottelia lancifolia

40 cm100 L2230°C
Difficult

Ottelia mesenterium

Ottelia mesenterium

40 cm120 L2230°C
Moderate

Ottelia ulvifolia

Ottelia ulvifolia

50 cm100 L2030°C
beginner

Peacock Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Peacock'

5 cm10 L1526°C
beginner

Pellia

Monosolenium tenerum

3 cm20 L1528°C
beginner

Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum)

Monosolenium tenerum

5 cm20 L1528°C
easy

Peperomia deppeana

Peperomia deppeana

20 cm1630°C
easy

Peperomia prostrata (String of Turtles)

Peperomia prostrata

5 cm1830°C
easy

Peperomia rotundifolia (Trailing Jade)

Peperomia rotundifolia

5 cm1830°C
easy

Peperomia rubella

Peperomia rubella

15 cm1830°C
hard

Peplis diandra

Peplis diandra

10 cm30 L1826°C
easy

Persicaria hydropiperoides Water Knotweed

Persicaria hydropiperoides

50 cm60 L1828°C
intermediate

Persicaria sp. 'Kawagoeanum'

Persicaria sp. 'Kawagoeanum'

40 cm50 L2028°C
easy

Petite Anubias

Anubias nana 'Petite'

8 cm5 L2030°C
easy

Philippine Java Fern

Microsorium pteropus 'Philipine'

35 cm80 L1830°C
beginner

Philodendron sp. 'Narrow'

Philodendron sp.

60 cm40 L2030°C
intermediate

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

5 cm20 L1526°C
beginner

Phragmites australis (Common Reed / Gewoon Riet)

Phragmites australis

300 cm030°C
medium

Phyllanthus fluitans

Phyllanthus fluitans

4 cm20 L2230°C
easy

Pilea cadierei (Aluminium Plant)

Pilea cadierei

30 cm1630°C
easy

Pilea glauca (Silver Sparkle Pilea)

Pilea glauca

8 cm1530°C
easy

Pilea nummulariifolia (Creeping Charlie)

Pilea nummulariifolia

5 cm1530°C
medium

Pilo Moss

Chaetomitrium moorcroftii

4 cm15 L1828°C
intermediate

Pilularia globulifera Pillwort

Pilularia globulifera

10 cm20 L820°C
medium

Piptospatha ridleyi

Piptospatha ridleyi

30 cm30 L2230°C
easy

Pistia stratiotes

Pistia stratiotes

25 cm50 L2232°C
beginner

Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce / Watersla)

Pistia stratiotes

25 cm2035°C
easy

Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce)

Pistia stratiotes

30 cm2035°C
easy

Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn Fern)

Platycerium bifurcatum

60 cm1032°C
medium

Pogostemon erectus

Pogostemon erectus

60 cm50 L2030°C
intermediate

Pogostemon erectus narrow

Pogostemon erectus

50 cm50 L2228°C
advanced

Pogostemon helferi

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm30 L2228°C
intermediate

Pogostemon helferi 'Downoi'

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm30 L2228°C
medium

Pogostemon helferi 'Downoi' In-Vitro

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm20 L2228°C
intermediate

Pogostemon helferi 'Little Star'

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm30 L2228°C
intermediate

Pogostemon helferi (Downoi)

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm30 L2028°C
Pogostemon Helferi Downoi
Intermediate

Pogostemon Helferi Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

8 cm25 L2228°C
intermediate

Pogostemon helferi Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

10 cm30 L2228°C
intermediate

Pogostemon octopus

Pogostemon octopus

50 cm60 L2228°C
medium

Pogostemon quadrifolius

Pogostemon quadrifolius

50 cm40 L2230°C
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