Aquarium plants encyclopedia
263 species with common and scientific names, size, temperature and pH range, care level and temperament.
| Name | Scientific name | Size | Temp | pH | Care | Temperament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Sword Plant | Echinodorus amazonicus | 50.8 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Anacharis | Egeria densa | 61 cm | 15–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Bacopa caroliniana | Bacopa caroliniana | 30.5 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Balansae Plant | Cryptocoryne crispatula | 45.7 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Cabomba | Cabomba caroliniana | 50.8 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Hygrophila Angustifolia | Hygrophila angustifolia | 50.8 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Hygrophila araguaia | Hygrophila araguaia | 27.9 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Ludwigia Needle Leaf | Ludwigia arcuata | 48.3 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Moneywort | Bacopa monnieri | 30.5 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Myrio - Green | Myriophyllum pinnatum | 61 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Myrio - Red | Myriophyllum heterophyllum | 61 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Oriental Sword | Echinodorus 'Oriental' | 40.6 cm | 20–28.9° | 6.2–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Red Flame | Echinodorus red flame | 27.9 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Red Pearl Plant | Echinodonus "Hadi Red Pearl" | 22.9 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Red Rubin | Echinodorus rubin | 61 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Ruffle Plant | Echinodorus martii | 45.7 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Telanthera Plant | Alternanthera reineckii var 'roseafolia' | 15.2 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6–8 | Moderate | |
| Aponogeton boivinianus | ||||||
| Aponogeton longiplumulosus | ||||||
| Aponogeton ulvaceus | ||||||
| Crinum calamistratum | ||||||
| Crinum thaianum | ||||||
| Nymphaea lotus | ||||||
| Marsilea hirsuta | ||||||
| Marsilea minuta | ||||||
| Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' | ||||||
| Micranthemum callitrichoides ´Cuba´ | ||||||
| Micranthemum glomeratum | ||||||
| Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' | ||||||
| Utricularia graminifolia | ||||||
| Phyllanthus fluitans | ||||||
| Salvinia minima | ||||||
| Anubias barteri | Anubias barteri | 40.6 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Anubias nana | Anubias nana | 20.3 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6–7.5 | Easy | |
| Banana Plant | Nymphoides aquatica | 15.2 cm | 20–27.8° | 6–7.2 | Moderate | |
| Chain Sword - Narrow Leaf | Echinodorus tenellus | 15.2 cm | 20–28.9° | 6.2–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Dwarf Baby Tears | Hemianthus callitrichoides | 15.2 cm | 20–27.8° | 5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Dwarf Hairgrass | Eleocharis acicularis | 10.2 cm | 21.1–28.3° | 6–8 | Easy | |
| Four Leaf Clover | Marsilea quadrifolia | 30.5 cm | 20–28.9° | 6.2–7.5 | Easy | |
| Glossostigma Plant | Glossostigma elatinoides | 5.1 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6–7.5 | Difficult | |
| Micro Sword | Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae | 10.2 cm | 21.1–28.3° | 6.8–7.5 | Easy | |
| Moss Ball | Chladophora aegagropila | 7.6 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.8–7.5 | Easy | |
| Anubias coffeefolia | Anubias coffeefolia | 40.6 cm | 22.2–26.7° | 5.5–9 | Easy | |
| Anubias hastifolia | Anubias hastifolia | 40.6 cm | 22.2–26.7° | 5.5–9 | Easy | |
| Brazilian Sword | Spathiphyllum tasson | 40.6 cm | 22.8–28.3° | 6.5–7 | Easy | |
| Cardinal Plant | Lobelia cardinalis "Dwarf" | 30.5 cm | 20–28.9° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Chilensis | Sagittaria platyphylla | 30.5 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Cryptocoryne | Cryptocoryne wendtii | 15.2 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6–8 | Easy | |
| Dwarf Sagittaria | Sagittaria subulata | 30.5 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Kleiner Bar Sword | Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar' | 45.7 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Ludwigia - Broad | Ludwigia repens | 45.7 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Ludwigia Peruensis | Ludwigia glandulosa | 45.7 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Madagascar Lace | Aponogeton madagascariensis | 63.5 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6–7 | Difficult | |
| Melon Sword | Echinodorus osiris | 50.8 cm | 18.3–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Ozelot Sword | Echinodorus ozelot | 40.6 cm | 22.8–27.2° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Radican, Marble Queen | Echinodorus cordifolius | 61 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Rotala Indica | Rotala indica | 35.6 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Rotala Nanjenshan | Rotala nanjenshan | 35.6 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Spiralis | Cryptocoryne spiralis | 40.6 cm | 22.2–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Moderate | |
| Variegated Japanese Dwarf Rush | Acorus variegatus | 30.5 cm | 10–27.8° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Water Sprite | Ceratopteris thalictroides | 30.5 cm | 20–27.8° | 5.5–6.5 | Easy | |
| Aegagropila linnaei | ||||||
| Fissidens fontanus | ||||||
| Leptodictyum riparium | ||||||
| Monosolenium tenerum | ||||||
| Riccardia chamedryfolia | ||||||
| Riccia fluitans | ||||||
| Taxiphyllum alternans 'Taiwan Moss' | ||||||
| Taxiphyllum barbieri 'Bogor Moss' | ||||||
| Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky Moss' | ||||||
| Taxiphyllum sp. ’Flame Moss’ | ||||||
| Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping Moss' | ||||||
| Vesicularia montagnei 'Christmas Moss' | ||||||
| Anubias barteri sp. | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. 'Coffeifolia' | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. barteri | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. glabra | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. nana | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. nana 'Large' | ||||||
| Bucephalandra sp. 'Red' | ||||||
| Microsorum - Anubias 'Duet' | ||||||
| Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' | ||||||
| Microsorum pteropus 'Trident' | ||||||
| Microsorum pteropus nano wood | ||||||
| Microsorum sp. | ||||||
| Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne nurii | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne undulata 'Broad Leaf' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' | ||||||
| Echinodorus 'Aquartica' | ||||||
| Echinodorus 'Ozelot Green' | ||||||
| Echinodorus 'Ozelot' | ||||||
| Echinodorus 'Red Diamond' | ||||||
| Echinodorus 'Rosé' | ||||||
| Echinodorus cordifolius 'Fluitans' | ||||||
| Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae' | ||||||
| Echinodorus grisebachii 'Tropica' | ||||||
| Helanthium bolivianum 'Quadricostatus' | ||||||
| Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' | ||||||
| Ammannia crassicaulis | ||||||
| Bacopa australis | ||||||
| Cabomba aquatica | ||||||
| Cardamine lyrata | ||||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum | ||||||
| Gratiola viscidula | ||||||
| Hottonia palustris | ||||||
| Hydrocotyle tripartita | ||||||
| Hydrocotyle verticillata | ||||||
| Hygrophila corymbosa | ||||||
| Hygrophila corymbosa 'Compact' | ||||||
| Hygrophila costata | ||||||
| Hygrophila difformis | ||||||
| Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia' | ||||||
| Hygrophila pinnatifida & moss | ||||||
| Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig' | ||||||
| Limnophila aquatica | ||||||
| Limnophila hippuridoides | ||||||
| Lindernia rotundifolia | ||||||
| Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' | ||||||
| Ludwigia repens 'Rubin' | ||||||
| Mayaca fluviatilis | ||||||
| Micranthemum umbrosum | ||||||
| Murdannia keisak | ||||||
| Myriophyllum sp. 'Guyana' | ||||||
| Pogostemon deccanensis | ||||||
| Pogostemon helferi | ||||||
| Pogostemon stellatus | ||||||
| Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba' | ||||||
| Rotala indica 'Bonsai' | ||||||
| Rotala macrandra | ||||||
| Rotala rotundifolia 'Green' | ||||||
| Rotala rotundifolia 'H'ra' | ||||||
| Rotala wallichii | ||||||
| Shinnersia rivularis 'Weiss-Grün' | ||||||
| Staurogyne repens | ||||||
| Eleocharis parvula | ||||||
| Lilaeopsis brasiliensis | ||||||
| Littorella uniflora | ||||||
| Vallisneria 'Gigantea' | ||||||
| Vallisneria americana 'Natans' | ||||||
| Vallisneria spiralis 'Tiger' | ||||||
| Alternanthera reineckii 'Pink' | ||||||
| Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig' | ||||||
| Anubias barteri 'Mini Coin' | ||||||
| Anubias barteri 'Mini Coin' on stone | ||||||
| Anubias barteri 'Petite' | ||||||
| Anubias barteri caladiifolia | ||||||
| Anubias barteri nana | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. nana ’Kirin’ | ||||||
| Anubias barteri var. nana ’Pinto’ | ||||||
| Anubias barteri ’Coin Leaf’ | ||||||
| Anubias gracilis | ||||||
| Bacopa monnieri 'Compact' | ||||||
| Bacopa salzmannii 'Purple' | ||||||
| Black Gamecock | Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' | 91.4 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Black Magic Taro | Colocasia esculent 'Black Magic' | 121.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Bluebell | Campanula rotundifolia | 25.4 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Blyxa japonica | ||||||
| Bolbitis heudelotii | ||||||
| Bucephalandra diabolica 'Kedagang' | ||||||
| Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam' | ||||||
| Bucephalandra sordidula 'Blue' | ||||||
| Bucephalandra sp. 'Needle Leaf' | ||||||
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | 91.4 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Chameleon Plant | Houttuynia cordata variegata | 7.6 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Chromatella | Nymphaea 'Marliacea Chromatella' | 121.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Chrysantha | Nymphaea odorata 'Chrysantha' | 91.4 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Colorata | Nymphaea colorata | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Comanche Lily | Nymphaea x 'Comanche' | 152.4 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Corkscrew Rush | Juncus effusus spiralis | 61 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne parva | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne usteriana | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' | ||||||
| Cryptocoryne x willisii | ||||||
| Cyperus helferi | ||||||
| Dallas | Nymphaea dallas | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Denver | Nymphaea 'Denver' | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Dixie Deb Iris | Iris sp. | 121.9 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6–7 | Easy | Semi-Aggressive |
| Double Flowering Arrowhead | Sagittaria japonica | 121.9 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Duckweed | Lemna minor | Easy | ||||
| Dwarf Cattail | Typha minima | 91.4 cm | 7.2–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Aggressive |
| Dwarf Papyrus | Cyperus haspan | 76.2 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Aggressive |
| Echinodorus 'Reni' | ||||||
| Echinodorus x barthii | ||||||
| Eleocharis montevidensis | ||||||
| Eleocharis pusilla 'Mini' | ||||||
| Eriocaulon cinereum | ||||||
| Eriocaulon sp. 'Vietnam' | ||||||
| Firecrest | Nymphaea firecrest | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Giant Dwarf Papyrus | Cyperus percamenthus | 76.2 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Aggressive |
| Golden Club Plant | Orontium aquaticum | 30.5 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Helanthium tenellum 'Green' | ||||||
| Heteranthera zosterifolia | ||||||
| Hornwort | Ceratophyllum demersum | Easy | ||||
| Horsetail Rush | Equisetum hyemele | 121.9 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Aggressive |
| Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53B' | ||||||
| Hygrophila corymbosa 'Stricta' | ||||||
| Hygrophila odora | ||||||
| Hygrophila odora ’Difformis’ | ||||||
| Hygrophila pinnatifida | ||||||
| Hygrophila polysperma | ||||||
| Hygrophila polysperma 'White' | ||||||
| Hygrophila serpyllum | ||||||
| Java Fern | Microsorum pteropus | Easy | ||||
| Java Moss | Taxiphyllum barbieri | Easy | ||||
| Juncus repens | ||||||
| Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red' | ||||||
| Limnobium laevigatum | ||||||
| Limnophila sessiliflora | ||||||
| Lizard Tail | Saururus cernuus | 91.4 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Ludwigia palustris 'Green' | ||||||
| Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red' | ||||||
| Lysimachia parvifolia ‘Red’ | ||||||
| Madame Ganna Walska | Nymphaea madame ganna walska | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Microsorum pteropus | ||||||
| Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' | ||||||
| Monkey Plant | Mimulus ringens | 91.4 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Myriophyllum mattogrossense | ||||||
| Najas guadalupensis 'Guppy Grass' | ||||||
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia leptophylla | 91.4 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Orange King Humbert Canna | Canna king humbert | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Panama Pacific | Nymphaea 'Panama Pacific' | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Peach Glow | Nymphaea 'Peach Glow' | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Perry's Baby Red | Nymphaea perry's baby red | 121.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Perry's Double White | Nymphaea 'Perry's Double White' | 121.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Pickerel Rush | Pontederia cordata | 61 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Plagiomnium sp. 'Thyme Moss' | ||||||
| Pogostemon quadrifolius | ||||||
| Ranunculus inundatus | ||||||
| Red Bog Lily | Crinum americanum | 61 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Red Endeavor Canna | Canna x generalis | 152.4 cm | 15.6–18.3° | 6.1–6.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Red Night Blooming Hibiscus | Hibiscus acetosella | 152.4 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Rembrandt | Nymphaea rembrandt | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Moderate |
| Ribbon Grass, Strawberries and Cream | Phalaris arundinacea | 30.5 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Rotala rotundifolia | ||||||
| Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red' | ||||||
| Sagittaria montevidensis | Sagittaria montevidensis | 121.9 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Sagittaria subulata 'Needle Leaf' | ||||||
| Schismatoglottis prietoi | ||||||
| Selaginella uncinata | ||||||
| Shirley Bryne | Nymphaea shirley byrne | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Society Garlic | Tulbaghia violacea | 30.5 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Solenostoma tetragonum 'Pearl Moss' | ||||||
| Spider Lily | Hymenocallis liriosome | 61 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.1–7.8 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Spirodela polyrrhiza | ||||||
| Sulphurea and Sulphurea Okeechobee | Nymphaea odorata | 182.9 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Thalia Dealbata | Thalia dealbata | 243.8 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Tropic Sunset | Nymphaea tropic sunset | 365.8 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Umbrella Palm | Cyperus alternifolius | 182.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Moderate |
| Variegated Cattail | Typha latifolia variegata | 243.8 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Variegated Spider Lily | Hymenocallis caribaea 'variegata' | 61 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.1–7.8 | Easy | |
| Variegated Sweetflag | Acorus calamus "variegatus" | 91.4 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Variegated Water Celery | Oenanthe javanica "Flamingo" | 30.5 cm | 15.6–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Violet-Stemmed Taro | Colocasia esculent 'Fontanesia' | 121.9 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | |
| Virginia | Nymphaea virginia | 152.4 cm | 7.2–23.9° | 6.1–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Water Lettuce | Pistia stratiotes | Easy | ||||
| Yellow Longwood | Canna glauca | 152.4 cm | 18.3–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy | Peaceful |
| Zephyr Lily | Zephyranthes candida | 30.5 cm | 21.1–26.7° | 6.5–7.5 | Easy |
In Zajel, before you add a fish it tells you whether it suits your tank mates and whether the tank is overstocked.