Low Tech Aquarium Plants

Common Name: Dwarf Sagittaria Dwarf Sagittaria is a popular choice as a foreground plant that adds subtle depth to your aquascape. It can grow high...

Common Name: Water Lettuce Water Lettuce is a well recognized floating plant that is frequently used in ponds as well as aquariums. It is popular a...

Common Name: Floating Fern, Floating Moss, Water Butterfly Wing, Floating Watermoss Salvinia natans is a less common floating plant with nickel-siz...

Common Name: Crypt Retrospiralis Crypt retrospiralis is a beautiful mid- or background plant that has been a popular choice among aquarium lovers f...

Common Name: Crypt Wendtii Green Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green is a common and popular plant, perfect for beginners. Like other Crypts, it grows at a ...

Common Name: Java Fern Windelov, Microsorum Pteropus Java Fern Windelov is a popular variant of the Java Fern created by Tropica.  They can grow in...

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: Crypt Wendtii Brown The brown variation of Cryptocoryne Wendtii is quite popular and can be used in a variety of aquatic landscapes. I...

Common Name: Dwarf Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Siamensis' Dwarf Hygrophila is a robust aquatic plant that is perfect for beginners trying to grow stem pl...

Common Name: Crypt Tropica, Water Trumpet Cryptocoryne Tropica is a form of the popular cryptocoryne, Crypt Wendtii. This popular Crypt will displ...

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: 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: Giant Baby Tears Micranthemum Umbrosum is a bright green, low-growing stem plant perfect for beginners. It is a versatile species whic...

Common Name: Eleocharis Vivipara, Umbrella Hair Grass Eleocharis Vivipara, commonly referred to as Umbrella Hairgrass, is a popular background aqu...

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...

Mayaca Fluviatilis Mayaca Fluviatilis is a bushy stem plant that sort of resembles a cross between Rotala Wallichi and Cabomba. It can be found g...

Common Name: Crypt Willisii Cryptocoryne Willisii is a less common variant of Cryptocoryne which has bright green elongated leaves. The characteris...

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

Common Name: Rosette Sword, Tropica Sword Rosette sword plants are incredibly adaptable, making them a perfect choice for many types of aquariums. ...

Common Name: Cardinal Plant, Lobelia Cardinalis The Cardinal Plant (Lobelia cardinalis) is a versatile North American species that thrives in aquar...

Common Name: Torta Vals Torta Vals are a common background plant, well recognized in the aquarium hobby. They act as the perfect background plants,...

Common Name: Banana Plant, Banana Lily Banana Plants are tenacious little fore- or mid-ground floaters that add a delightful detail to any hobbyist...

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: 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: 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: Crypt Pontederiifolia Crypt Pontederiifolia is a unique variant of Cryptocoryne that can be identified by the long stems and arrowhead...

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 Trumpet, Petchii, C Becketii Crypt. Blassii is a common type of Crypt that originates from the marshes of southern Thailand, Mal...

Common Name: Crypt. Walkeri Crypt. Walkeri is a common type of crypt, suitable for beginners due to its low requirements. Low to moderate lighting ...

Common Name: Water Hyssop, Lemon Bacopa, Giant Red Bacopa Lemon Bacopa is a lovely midground stem plant with delicate, flower-like clusters of li...

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: Japanese Cress, Chinese Ivy, Cardamine Lyrata Vietnam, Cardamine Vietnam Cardamine Lyrata is a marsh plant that originates from Asia. ...

Common Name: Stargrass Heteranthera Zosterifolia is a marsh plant originating from Brazil.  It is commonly referred to as Stargrass due to its shar...

Common Name: Aponogeton Longiplumulosus Aponogeton Longiplumulosus is a tall bulb plant that originates from Madagascar.  The leaves are long and t...

Common Name: Crypt Spiralis Red Crypt Spiralis Red is a beautiful variation of Cryptocoryne that originates from India. This variety features brown...