Tim's Tropicals Freshwater Aquarium Plant Information.

Aquarium Plants

Following is an overview of some of the most popular aquarium plants.  Click on a picture to enlarge.

  Common Name Scientific Name Temp (C) pH dH Height
(cm)
Lighting Care
Amazon Sword  Amazon Sword Echinodorus bleheri 20 - 30 6 - 9 4 - 20 20 - 50 Low Easy
Amazon Sword Echinodorus uruguayensis  Amazon Sword Echinodorus Uruguayensis 15 -250 5 - 9 0 - 20 20 - 50 High Easy
Anubias Nana  Anubias Nana Anubias barteri 20 - 30 5 - 9 0 - 12 5 - 15 Low Easy
Hydrocotyle Leucocephala  Brazilian Ivy, Pennywort,
 Mushroom plant
Hydrocotyle leucocephala 15 - 28 5 - 9 0 - 20 10 - 20 Average Easy

Cabomba

 Cabomba (green), Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana 18 - 26 4 - 7 4 - 20 30 - 80 High Normal

 Crystalwort Riccia fluitans 15 - 30 6 - 8 5 - 15 1 - 5 Normal Easy
Hygrophila Polysperma  Dwarf Hygrophila Hygrophila polysperma 18 - 30 5 - 9 4 - 20 25 - 40 Average Easy
Hornwort  Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum 10 - 28 6 - 9 0 - 20 5 - 80 Average Easy
  Common Name Scientific Name Temp (C) pH dH Height
(cm)
Lighting Care
Java Fern  Java Fern Microsorum pteropus 18 - 30 5 - 8 0 - 20 15 - 30 Average Easy
Java Fern - Windelov  Java Fern - windelov Microsorum pteropus windelov 18 - 30 5 - 8 0 - 20 10 - 20 Average Easy
JavaMoss  Java Moss Vesicularia dubyana 15 - 28 5 - 9 0 - 20 5 - 10 Average Easy
Rotala Indica  Rotala Indica Rotala rotundifolia 18 - 30 5 - 8 4 - 20 40 - 60 High Easy
Scarlet Hygrophila  Scarlet Hygrophila Alternanthera reineckii 17 - 28 5 - 8 4 - 20 25 - 50 High Difficult
Vallisneria  Vallisneria (corkscrew) Vallisneria Spiralis 15 - 30 6 - 9 4 - 20 30 - 50 High Normal
Watersprite  Water Sprite Ceratopteris thalictroides 20 - 28 5 - 9 4 - 20 15 - 30 High Normal
Wisteria  Wisteria Hygrophila difformis 22 - 30 5 - 9 0 - 22 20 - 50 High Easy
Wendtii Crypt  Wendtii Crypt Cryptocoryne Wendtii 20 - 30 5 - 9 4 - 20 15 - 25 Average Easy