Low Tech Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Hydrocotyle Japan Hydrocotyle Japan was made famous from frequent usage by famous aquascapers such as Takashi Amano. It is characteriz...

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: Balansae plant, Crypt Balansae Balansae plants are a popular choice for beginner and experienced aquarium hobbyists. This crypt in par...

Common Name: Jungle Val, Wild Celery, Tape Grass, Eel Grass Notes: Vallisneria are heavy root feeders and should be planted deeply in quality aqu...

Common Name: Crypt Undulata Hybrid Photos show plant in both emersed and submerged form. Cryptocoryne Undulata Hybrid is an uncommon crypt that mak...

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

Common Name: Bucephalandra Dark Skeleton King/Dark Achilles This is the dark variant of the Skeleton King AKA Dark Achilles. This Buce is well-titl...

Common Name: Brazilian Pennywort Brazilian pennywort can be found growing in the wetlands and marshes of South America. It is characterized by its ...

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: Water Trumpet, Petchii, C Becketii The Water trumpet is a popular crypt plant that makes a beautiful mid-ground accent or centerpiece....

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: 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: Aflame Sword The Aflame sword is a highly sought after Echinodorus that's considered quite rare in the hobby. The leaves of this uniqu...

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

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

Common Name: Cryptocoryne Usteriana Crypt Usteriana Green is a large variant of Crypt that's not commonly found in the aquarium trade. The leaves...

Common Name: Crypt Albida Red Crypt Albida Red is a super rare Crypt originating from Southeast Asia. It has thin, narrow red leaves with similar s...

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: Water Trumpet, Petchii, C Becketii The Water trumpet is a popular crypt plant that makes a beautiful mid-ground accent or centerpiece....

Common Name: Balansae plant, Crypt Balansae Balansae plants are a popular choice for beginner and experienced aquarium hobbyists. These stem plant...

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

Common Name: Mermaid Weed, Marsh Mermaid WeedTissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagating...

Common Name: Cryptocoryne Usteriana Crypt Usteriana Red is a large variant of Crypt that's not commonly found in the aquarium trade. The leaves de...

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

**Hemigraphis Repanda is a terrestrial plant and it will not survive submerged in water. Hemigraphis Repanda Green, also known as Green Dragon's To...

Common Name: Cryptocoryne Hudoroi Green Cryptocoryne Hudoroi Green is an uncommon crypt that makes a dramatic mid-ground accent. This aquatic ste...

Common Name: Hydrocotyle Japan Mini Hydrocotyle Tripartita Mini is a smaller variation of the regular Hydrocotyle Tripartita, sometimes referred to...

Common Name: Aflame Sword The Aflame sword is a highly sought after Echinodorus that's considered quite rare in the hobby. Some argue that that th...

Common Name: Helanthium Tenellum Micro Helanthium Tenellum Micro is a carpeting grass-like plant that bears a close resemblance to a mix between d...

**Selaginella is a terrestrial plant and it will not survive submerged in water. Selaginella Indonesia is a commonly used plant for terrarium-like...

Common Name: Straight Vals Straight Vals are unique types of vals characterized by the straight vertical leaves. They act as the perfect backgroun...