Background Aquarium Plants

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

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: Rotala Bossii This Rotala species comes from India, where it grows in dimly lit freshwater. Rotala Bossii is a rare variant that is s...

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: Corkscrew Val Notes: Vallisneria are heavy root feeders and should be planted deeply in quality aquarium soil. Vallisneria grows ve...

Common Name: Juncus Repens Juncus Repens is an easy to keep stem plant with long stems and narrow leaves. It can grow both submerged and emersed un...

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: Ludwigia Senegalensis, Ludwigia sp 'Guinea' Remove the lead weight and sponge from the stems and plant each stem individually into y...

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: Lawn Marsh Pennywort Tissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagating aquatic pl...

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: Anubias Nana Thick Leaf Anubias Nana “Thick Leaf” is a less common variation of Anubias that make a handsome foreground accent. The pl...

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

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: Aponogeton Ulvaceus Aponogeton Ulvaceus is a very large aquatic bulb plant with leaves that grow in a twisted curly manner. Its bright...

Common Name: Alternanthera Bettzickiana Green Alternanthera Bettzickiana is a popular choice for beginners due to the fact like most alternantheras...

Common Name: Echinodorus Marble Queen Echinodorus Marble Queen is a rare type of Amazon Sword which green leaves with white markings throughout. Li...

Common Name: Big Bear Sword Echinodorus Big Bear Sword is a rare type of Amazon Sword which green leaves with red markings throughout. Like most sw...

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: Copper Leaf Ammania Ammania Senegalensis is a new plant to the hobby whose red leaves make a captivating fore or mid-ground contrast t...

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

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

Homalomena Sekadau South Homalomena Sekadau is a flowering plant belonging to the same family as Bucephalandra. It is considered a rare plant and ...

Common Name: Alternanthera Bettzickiana Red Alternanthera Bettzickiana is a popular choice for beginners due to the fact that it's pretty easy to g...

Common Name: Anubias Short and Sharp Anubias Short and Sharp is an uncommon variant of Anubias characterized by the short and slender leaves. It is...

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: 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: AR, Alternanthera Lilacina The Alternanthera Reineckii 'Lila' is reddish purple stem plant that makes for the perfect mid or backgrou...

Common Name: Borneo Fern Borneo Fern is a slow-growing terrarium plant that originates from South East Asia. This is a terrarium plant that does no...

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: Anubias Congensis Mother Pot Mother Pots consist of multiple, mature plant species. Each pot may include 2-4+ individual plants. Fina...

Common Name: Fancy Twist Sword Echinodorus Fancy Twist is a popular type of Amazon Sword that has leaves ranging from bright green to blood red. Li...

Common name: Bacopa Australis Bacopa Australis is a relatively new plant in the aquarium hobby.  Its less common compared to the other well known B...

Common Name: Echinodorus Grandifolius Echinodorus Grandifolius Sword is a rare type of Amazon Sword that features large growth and beautiful green...

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

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...