Background Aquarium Plants

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: Alternanthera Red Broad Leaf Alternanthera Red Broad Leaf is a rare variant in the Alternanthera family. This aquatic stem plant feat...

Common Name: Giant Baby Tears Micranthemum Umbrosum is a bright green, low-growing stem plant perfect for beginners. It is a versatile species whic...

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: 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: Whorled Pennywort Whorled pennywort is a flowering hydrocotyle native to North and South America as well as the West Indies. It is cha...

Common Name: Crypt. Sri Lanka Crypt Sri Lanka is a less common type of crypt that comes from Sri Lanka as the name implies. These plants were origi...

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

Common Name: Rosette Sword, Tropica Sword Rosette sword plants are incredibly adaptable, making them a perfect choice for many types of aquariums. ...

Common Name: Lawn Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides is characterized by its clover-like leaves which can grow into compact bushes of green...

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: Ozelot Sword Ozelot Swords are a colorful and bold plant perfect for mid- or background accents. These plants have short stems with la...

Taxiphyllum sp, ‘Spiky Moss’ Common Name: Spiky Moss Spiky moss offers a gorgeous option for dense coverage where upright growth is desired. This l...

Common Name: Giant Val Giant Val is a larger variant of the popular Vallisneria.  They act as the perfect background plants, growing tall and fast ...

Common Name: Cyperus Helferi  Cyperus Helferi is a grass like plant which can be grown both submerged and emersed.  The leaves are long and thin an...

Common Name: Rose Sword Plant The Sword rose plant is a beautiful mid- or background plant that is an excellent choice for beginners to the planted...

Common Name: AR Mini AR Mini is a dwarf variant of the well recognized Alternanthera Reineckii. This plant is commonly used in Dutch aquascapes for...

Common Name: Water Hyssop, Moneywort Variegated version of Bacopa Monnieri. Used in the Ayurvedic tradition of India. Will rot if not enough light...

Common Name: Anubias Nana Mother Pots consist of multiple, mature plant species. Each pot may include 2-4+ individual plants. Final number of indi...

Common Name: Crypt Undulata Crypt Undulata is a commonly available type of Cryptocoryne which has been in the aquatic plant trade for years.  This ...

Common Name: Red Rubin Sword Red Rubin Swords are bold and colorful plants, perfect for background accents in any hobbyist’s aquarium. These plants...

Common Name: Aponogeton Boivinianus Aponogeton Boivinianus is a tall growing bulb plant that originates from Madagascar.  In the wild, it can be fo...

Common Name: Echinodorus Peruensis Sword plants are very common in the aquarium hobby, being that they are beautiful and easy to care for. They off...