Background Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Rotala Colorata  Rotala Rotundifolia Colorata, sometimes mislabeled as Rotala Indica, is another variation of Rotala Rotundifolia that...

Common Name: Homalomena Sekadau South Homalomena Sekadau is a flowering plant belonging to the same family as Bucephalandra. It's considered a rare...

Common Name: Butterfly Mini, Rotala MacrandraRotala Macrandra is a dramatic back or mid-ground stem plant with red leaves that make a striking cont...

Common Name: Crypt Petchii Cryptocoryne Petchii is a smaller version of Crypt Beckettii which originates from Sri Lanka. The leaves are generally s...

Common Name: AR Rosaefolia AR Rosaefolia is a variant of Alternanthera Reineckii. This plant is commonly used in Dutch aquascapes for its bright an...

Hygrophila Pinnatifida is a unique plant that originates from India.  The leaves can range from brown, purple, red, green or yellow depending on th...

Common Name: AR Rosaefolia, Alternanthera Rosaefolia Alternanthera Rosaefolia is a variant of Alternanthera Reineckii that is sometimes referenced ...

This is an extremely rare mutation of the more commonly known Hygrophila Lancea Araguaia. This aquatic plant features leaves that are olive red wit...

Common Name: Staurogyne sp Bihar  Staurogyne Sp. Bihar is a relatively rare find within the worldwide aquarium hobby, especially with its limited a...

Common Name: Hadi Red Pearl Sword Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl Variegated is a rare type of Amazon Sword which green leaves with white and red markin...

Common Name: Eleocharis Vivipara, Umbrella Hair Grass Eleocharis Vivipara, commonly referred to as Umbrella Hairgrass, is a popular background aqu...

This is an extremely rare mutation of the more commonly known Hygrophila Lancea Araguaia. This aquatic plant features leaves that are olive red wit...

Common Name: Crypt Lutea Crypt Lutea is a beautiful mid-ground plant with bright green or bronzy oblong leaves with a gracefully wavy shape. Most c...

Common Name: Large Ammannia, Red/Pink Ammannia, or Delicate Ammannia Ammannia Gracillis is a graceful stem plant that can add a splash of color to...

Common Name: AR Bronze Alternanthera Reineckii is a popular choice for beginners due to the fact that its pretty easy to grow. Most red stem plants...

Pogostemon Erectus Growth rate: Moderate  Tissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagating aq...

Common Name: Rotala Colorata  Rotala Rotundifolia Colorata, sometimes mislabeled as Rotala Indica, is another variation of Rotala Rotundifolia that...

Common Name: Rotala Macrandra Bangladesh Rotala Macrandra Bangladesh, is a beautiful red plant from Asia. Compared to other stem plants, Rotala Mac...

Common Name: Hydrocotyle Japan Mini Hydrocotyle Tripartita Mini is a smaller variation of the regular Hydrocotyle Tripartita, sometimes referred to...

Common Name: Rotala Wallichii Rotala Wallichii is a popular stem plant with thin fragile leaves that can create luscious forests of green and red w...

Common Name: Crypt Wendtii Brown Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown is a popular plant, perfect for beginners. It displays a beautiful range of colors like...

Common Name: Rotala Wayanad Rotala Wayanad is a newer species of Rotala that stays relatively small and is suitable for nano planted aquariums. It ...

Common Name: Water Wisteria, Water SpriteWisteria is a popular, fast-growing stem plant that is extremely easy to care for and suitable for beginne...

Common Name: Hydrocotyle Japan Hydrocotyle Japan was made famous from frequent usage by famous aquascapers such as Takashi Amano. It is characteriz...

Common Name: Bacopa Red, Lemon Bacopa, Bacopa Colorata Bacopa Caroliniana Red is a well recognized aquatic stem plant which is both easy to grow an...

Najas Indica "Guppy Grass" Najas is one of the easiest aquarium plants to grow.  It can be left floating or grown like a stem plant by burying the ...

Common name: Hygrophila Pinnatifida Hygrophila Pinnatifida is a unique plant that originates from India. The leaves can range from brown, purple, r...

Common Name: Rotala Rotundifolia Red Rotala Rotundifolia is a popular and well recognized stem plant originating from Southeast Asia. It can be cha...

Common Name: Needle Leaf Ludwigia Needle leaf ludwigia is a beautiful plant with delicate green and red leaves. This is an easy plant to keep that ...

Common Name: Straight Vals Straight Vals are unique types of vals characterized by the straight vertical leaves. They act as the perfect backgroun...

Common Name: Anubias Barteri Coffeefolia Anubias Coffeefolia is a beautiful variant of the common Anubias Barteri that can grow to about 12 inches ...

Common Name: Pogostemon Stellata, Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus Pogostemon Stellatus is a beautiful plant perennial plant that can display a wide ar...

Common Name: AR Alternanthera Reineckii is a popular choice for beginners due to the fact that its pretty easy to grow. Most red stem plants can pr...

Limnophila Heterophylla This is an easy stem plant that can grow under a wide range of aquarium conditions.  Its one of our favorite stem plants he...

Common Name: Downoi Pogostemon Helferi 'Downoi' Tissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagat...

Common Name: Willow Hygro Hygrophila Angustifolia is an easy to grow plant that has long and narrow leaves growing from a tall stem. This plant is ...

Common Name: Parrot's Feather *To comply with conservation laws, we are unable to sell or ship this plant to the following states: IL, WA IN, MI, M...

Common Name: Fanwort, Giant Cabomba Cabomba Aquatica is one of the most popular types of Cabomba available in the aquarium trade.   It is an easy s...

Common Name: Crypt Pontederiifolia Crypt Pontederiifolia is a unique variant of Cryptocoryne that can be identified by the long stems and arrowhead...

Common Name: Anubias Minima  Anubias are extremely easy plants to grow and can survive a wide range of water parameters. The Anubias Minima has lon...

Common Name: Java Fern Thor, Microsorum Pteropus Java fern Thor is an extremely rare variant of your typical Java Fern originating from Poland. The...

Common Name: Java Fern Black Forest, Microsorum Pteropus Java Fern Black Forest is a newer variant of the Microsorum family. There is little infor...

Common Name: Vallisneria Spiralis Leopard Vallisneria Spiralis is a ubiquitous plant of the aquarium hobby. Also known as Straight Vallisneria, Tap...

Common Name: Mosaic Plant, False Loosestrife, Ludwigia Sedioides The mosaic plant is truly one-of-a-kind. Mosaic plants fit their name well, as the...

Common Name: Java Fern Narrow Leaf, Microsorum Pteropus Java Fern Narrow is like a cross between the regular Java Fern and Java Fern Needle Leaf. ...