Low Tech Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Dwarf Hairgrass, Eleocharis Parvula Dwarf Hairgrass is a popular and easy to use foreground plant that can produce a grass like lawn o...

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: Microsword, Copragrass Micro Sword is an excellent foreground plant for beginners trying to grow a carpeting plant for the first tim...

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

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

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: 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: Narrow Leaf Nardoo   Marsilea Angustifolia is a unique carpeting foreground aquarium plant that resembles a field of clovers. New leav...

Isoetes Velata Var. Sicula propagates via spores. With around 60 to 150 different species of Isoetes, very few variants are suitable for use as an...

Common Name: Peplis Diandra Didiplis diandra is a stem plant which can be found growing in lakes and streams throughout the states. Its a beautiful...

Common Name: Helanthium Tenellum, Pygmy Chain Sword, Echinodorus Tenellus  Helanthium Tenellum (formally known as Echinodorus Tenellus before it w...

Potamogeton Gayi Common Name: Pondweed The Potamogeton Gayi, or pondweed, is a narrow-leafed and delicate plant from the ponds and rivers of southe...

Dwarf Four Leaf Clover Marsilea Hirsuta is a dwarf clover-like foreground plant.  It is considered a slow growing carpeting plant which is relative...

Common Name: Piptospatha Ridleyi Piptospatha Ridleyi is a rare plant, that belongs in the same family as Bucephalandras. Originating from Borneo, ...

Common Name: Rotala H'ra, Rotala Gia Lai Rotala H'ra is a new plant to the hobby that makes a delicate and dramatic back or mid-ground accent. Thi...

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

Alternanthera Bettzickiana Red is a popular choice for beginners due to the fact that it's pretty easy to grow. Most red stem plants can prove dif...

Common Name: Myriophyllum Guyana Myriophyllum Guyana is an uncommon beginners plant with soft, needle-like leaves. It grows in a dense bush, making...

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

Helanthium Tenellum Broad Leaf Family Name: Haloragaceae Origin: North America Height: 2-3" pH: 6.5-7.5 Care: Easy to Moderate Light: Medium to Hig...

Common Name: Anubias White Rose Anubias White Rose is an extremely rare and unique specimen. This species of Anubias features fully white-cream le...

Common Name: Monte Carlo Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo” originates from Argentina, serving as an excellent aquatic foreground plant. When provided with...

Common Name: Rotala Coin Leaf This Rotala species comes from India, where it grows in dimly lit freshwater. It features rounded leaves with a green...

Common Name: Hygrophila Siamensis Hygrophila Siamensis is a robust aquatic plant that is perfect for beginners trying to grow stem plants for the ...

Common Name: Peplis Diandra Didiplis diandra is a stem plant which can be found growing in lakes and streams throughout the states.  Its a beautifu...

Common Name: Marsilea CrenataMarsilea Crenata is a small fern hailing from the rice fields of Asia. It is known in the aquarium trade for its small...

Common Name: Aponogeton Henkelianus  The Aponogeton Henkelianus is the close relative of a similar species, the Aponogeton Madagascariensis. Both p...

Common Name: Myriophyllum Mattogrossense Red Myriophyllum Mattogrossense originates from the wetlands of South America.  This is considered an easy...

Common Name: Staurogyne Sp. Porto Velho Staurogyne Porto Velho is a popular aquarium plant that provides unique ground coverage. It can be grown in...

Common Name: Pogostemon Deccanensis Pogostemon Deccanensis is a beautiful plant originating from India that resembles Pogostemon Erectus. Thin, ne...

Schismatoglottis Roseospatha Schismatoglottis Roseospatha is a new and exciting species that has recently been introduced to the hobby. This plant ...

Common Name: Echinodorus Tenellus, Chain Sword, Dwarf Chain Sword, Pygmy Chain Sword Echinodorus Tenellus is a carpeting grass-like plant that bear...