Background Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Juncus Repens Juncus Repens is an easy to keep stem plant with long stems and narrow leaves. It can grow under a wide range of condit...

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

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

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: 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: Crystalwort Riccia is a well recognized floating plant, made popular by the renowned aquascaper Takashi Amano.  It can be grown free f...

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: Water Hyssop, Moneywort Variegated version of Bacopa Monnieri. Moneywort is a popular back or mid-ground stem plant with pairs of ligh...

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...

Common Name: Cryptocoryne Albida Costata Crypt plants are a popular choice for beginner and experienced aquarium hobbyists. The leaves can range f...

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

Common Name: AR Alternanthera Reineckii Variegatus is a beautiful looking variety of the well-known Alternanthera Reineckii. The most unique aspect...

Common Name: Congo Anubias, Anubias Heterophylla Anubias Heterophylla is the larger leaf variant of Anubias. Like other Anubias it can grow in both...

Common Name: Ruffle Sword Ruffle Sword plants have been a long-time staple for planted tank geeks. Their long, thick ruffle-textured leaves have be...

Common Name: Red Cabomba Plant This lovely plant features narrow red leaves (1” -2” in length) that make it resemble a red pine tree. Cabomba, whic...

Common Name: Anubias Butterfly Anubias butterfly is highly popular among aquarists for its large, dark green, waxy leaves that are very hardy and r...

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: Crypt Lucens Crypt Lucens is a less common type of crypt that can serve as an ideal foreground or midground plant.  The slender leaves...

Common Name: Anubias Hastifolia Anubias Hastifolia is a unique variant of Anubias which can be distinguished by the arrowhead-shaped leaves. Like o...

Common Name: Alternanthera Reineckii Rosaefolia, Scarlet Temple AR Rosaefolia is a variant of Alternanthera Reineckii. This plant is commonly used...

Common Name: Rotala Indica Green, Rotala Rotundifolia Green Rotala Indica Green, commonly interchanged with Rotala Rotundifolia Green, is a beautif...