Background Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Water Hyssop, Moneywort Used in Ayurvedic tradition of India. Will rot if not enough light Moneywort is a popular back or mid-ground s...

Common Name: Horizontal Mini Sword Amazon sword plants are very common in the aquarium hobby, being that they are beautiful and easy to care for. T...

Common Name: Anubias Glabra  Anubias Barteri Glabra is a variant in the Anubias family that is of medium size. Hailing from streams in the rainfor...

Common Name: Echinodorus Red Devil Echinodorus Red Devil is the result of combining a few species of Echinodorus. This variant is very attractive a...

Common Name: Echinodorus Magdalenensis Echinodorus Magdalenensis is one of the 3 variants similar to Echinodorus Quadricostatus, sometimes referre...

Common Name: Ozelot Green Sword Ozelot Green Swords are a colorful and bold plant perfect for mid- or background accents. They are similar to the r...

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: Ceylon Rotala Photos show submerged vs. emersed growth. This fast-growing and hardy species of Rotala hails from Sri Lanka (former Cey...

Common Name: Anubias Barteri Var 'Nana' Anubias Barteri Var Nana is the dwarf variant of the popular Anubias plant, frequently used in all types of...

Common Name: Crypt Tropica Cryptocoryne Tropica is another version of the Crypt Wendtii. Like other Crypts, it grows at a moderate rate and can be ...

Common Name: Rotala Macrandra Green The Rotala Macrandra, commonly known as the Giant Rotala, is a beautiful plant from Asia. Rotala is highly dema...

Common Name: Hydrocotyle Japan Mini Tissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagating aquatic ...

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: 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 ...

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...

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