Live Aquarium Plants

Anubias barteri var. barteri from West Africa is an undemanding plant.

Micranthemum callitrichoides ’Cuba’ is one of the smallest aquarium plants in the world, and creeps over the bottom with millimetre-sized, round leaves.

The Indian Pogostemon deccanensis (formerly known as Pogostemon erectus) forms compact groups of bright green, conifer-like stems, 15-40 cm tall and 1-3 cm wide.

Western Africa is home to several species of Anubias, including this one.

The ‘Kedagang’ is a variety of the Bucephalandra family originated in Borneo.

Sometimes plants surprise by suddenly deviating from the way they normally grow.

This miniature version of the well-known Alternanthera is characterized by compact growth and a slower growth rate.

Staurogyne repens is a fresh green, compact and hardy plant for the foreground of the aquarium and it was found in River Rio Cristalino in the southern Amazonas.

'Reni' is a well-known cultivar characterized by being easy to grow and amongst the smallest of the red Echinodorus, 15-40 cm tall and a roset from 15-25 wide.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green' presents beautiful, green leaves. Depending on your aquarium setup wendtii ‘Green' can reach a height of 10-30 cm with rosets ranging from 8-15 cm wide.

Ceratopteris thalictroides is a pantropical fern, 15-30 cm high and 10-20 cm wide.

Anubias 'Mini Coin' is a variety of Anubias barteri found at the aquarium nursery Tropica in Denmark.

Microsorum pteropus or Java fern is from Asia. Microsorum pteropus ‘Trident’ is a narrow-leaved, smaller form of Microsorum, which like other Microsorum is an easy and safe plant.

Anubias barteri var. nana is a small, attractive plant that thrives in all conditions.

Juncus repens originates from swampy areas of south-east North America.

Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan' grows in Asia and Africa - and this variant of the species originates from southern Taiwan. The rosette plant can become 15-25 cm tall and 10-15 cm wide.

Lobelia cardinalis grows wild in Northern America.