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	Echinodorus bleheri	20 - 30	6 - 9	4 - 20	20 - 50	Low	Easy
	Amazon Sword	Echinodorus Uruguayensis	15 -250	5 - 9	0 - 20	20 - 50	High	Easy
	Anubias Nana	Anubias barteri	20 - 30	5 - 9	0 - 12	5 - 15	Low	Easy
	Brazilian Ivy, Pennywort,  Mushroom plant	Hydrocotyle leucocephala	15 - 28	5 - 9	0 - 20	10 - 20	Average	Easy
	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
	Dwarf Hygrophila	Hygrophila polysperma	18 - 30	5 - 9	4 - 20	25 - 40	Average	Easy
	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	Microsorum pteropus	18 - 30	5 - 8	0 - 20	15 - 30	Average	Easy
	Java Fern - windelov	Microsorum pteropus windelov	18 - 30	5 - 8	0 - 20	10 - 20	Average	Easy
	Java Moss	Vesicularia dubyana	15 - 28	5 - 9	0 - 20	5 - 10	Average	Easy
	Rotala Indica	Rotala rotundifolia	18 - 30	5 - 8	4 - 20	40 - 60	High	Easy
	Scarlet Hygrophila	Alternanthera reineckii	17 - 28	5 - 8	4 - 20	25 - 50	High	Difficult
	Vallisneria (corkscrew)	Vallisneria Spiralis	15 - 30	6 - 9	4 - 20	30 - 50	High	Normal
	Water Sprite	Ceratopteris thalictroides	20 - 28	5 - 9	4 - 20	15 - 30	High	Normal
	Wisteria	Hygrophila difformis	22 - 30	5 - 9	0 - 22	20 - 50	High	Easy
	Wendtii Crypt	Cryptocoryne Wendtii	20 - 30	5 - 9	4 - 20	15 - 25	Average	Easy

Comments by LittleHippyGirl from our Forum: Low light and low mainenance plants include: Java Fern, anubias, java moss, anacharis, and crypts. If you have at least 3 watts per gallon, you may be able to keeps some aponogetons and vallesnaria. The first three plants should not be planted in gravel- they should be floated or tied to an ornament. Before you buy plants, be able to recognize those I mentioned.