Red Aquarium Plants

Midground

Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'

Alternanthera reineckii

LIGHTHigh CO₂Required DIFFICULTYModerate

A compact, vibrant red plant perfect for the foreground or midground.

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Ammannia gracilis

Ammannia gracilis

LIGHTVery high CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A large stem with pink-orange twisting top leaves.

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Ammannia pedicellata 'Golden'

Ammannia pedicellata

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A golden-yellow to orange stem for warm background color.

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Ammannia senegalensis

Ammannia senegalensis

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

An intense copper-red stem that curls under high light.

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AR Lilacina

Alternanthera reineckii 'Lilacina'

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A tall stem plant with a deep lilac or purple hue.

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AR Rosaefolia

Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosaefolia'

LIGHTHigh CO₂Required DIFFICULTYModerate

A tall stem plant with magenta to pink undersides.

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Midground

Bacopa 'Colorata'

Bacopa monnieri

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A pink-purple bacopa that colors under strong light.

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Midground

Bucephalandra 'Brownie Ghost'

Bucephalandra sp.

LIGHTMedium CO₂Required DIFFICULTYModerate

A rare Buce variety known for its intense purple and blue hues.

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Midground

Bucephalandra 'Kedagang'

Bucephalandra sp.

LIGHTLow CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A premium epiphyte with dark, narrow leaves and a reddish stem.

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Foreground

Bucephalandra 'Lamandau Mini Red'

Bucephalandra sp.

LIGHTLow CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A small Buce variety with reddish-brown wavy leaves.

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Epiphyte

Bucephalandra 'Red Mini'

Bucephalandra sp.

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A tiny red-toned buce for detailed nano hardscape.

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Epiphyte

Bucephalandra 'Theia'

Bucephalandra sp.

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A popular buce with dark leaves and violet sheen.

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CB olive

Midground

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'

Cryptocoryne beckettii

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A compact olive-bronze crypt for low to medium light.

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Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii

LIGHTLow CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy

A popular rosette plant with ruffled leaves in various colors.

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CW pink

Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'

Cryptocoryne wendtii

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A prized pink cultivar crypt that needs light and CO2 to hold color.

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CW red

Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'

Cryptocoryne wendtii

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A hardy red-brown rosette crypt that thrives in low to medium light.

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DD green

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Didiplis diandra

Didiplis diandra

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A fine needle-leaved stem with orange-red tips.

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Midground

Dwarf Lily

Nymphaea stellata

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A beautiful bulb plant that shoots up arrow-shaped red and green leaves.

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E' red

Midground

Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar'

Echinodorus x barthii

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A smaller red sword with bright red new leaves.

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Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy

A striking sword plant with distinct red and brown spots on its leaves.

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E' red

Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'

Echinodorus sp.

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A narrow-leaved sword with deep burgundy-red foliage.

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E' red

Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Echinodorus x barthii

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A compact spotted sword with red-and-green marbled leaves.

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E' green

Midground

Echinodorus 'Reni'

Echinodorus sp.

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A compact sword with pink-red young leaves.

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E' red

Midground

Echinodorus 'Rubin'

Echinodorus x barthii

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A tall ruby-toned sword for a centerpiece.

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Floating

Fairy Moss

Azolla caroliniana

LIGHTMedium CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy

A tiny, fast-growing floating fern that can turn red under high light.

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HL brown

Midground

Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'

Hygrophila lancea

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A compact hygro with fine bronze-red leaves for high-tech tanks.

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HP green

Midground

Hygrophila Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A unique fern-like stem plant that can attach to hardscape.

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HP pink

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Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'

Hygrophila polysperma

LIGHTHigh CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

An easy pink-veined 'sunset' hygrophila.

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LB green

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Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy

A hardy stem plant with thick leaves that smell like lemon when crushed.

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LA green

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Limnophila Aromatica

Limnophila aromatica

LIGHTHigh CO₂Required DIFFICULTYModerate

A beautiful stem plant with serrated leaves that turn pink/purple.

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LH purple

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Limnophila hippuridoides

Limnophila hippuridoides

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A whorled stem with green tops and purple-magenta undersides.

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LA green

Midground

Ludwigia arcuata

Ludwigia arcuata

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A fine needle-leaved ludwigia that flushes orange-red.

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LB green

Midground

Ludwigia brevipes

Ludwigia brevipes

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A fine-leaved ludwigia that bronzes under good light.

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LG red

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Ludwigia Glandulosa

Ludwigia glandulosa

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A demanding stem plant with striking wine-red, lanceolate leaves.

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LI orange

Midground

Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba'

Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A demanding whorled ludwigia in vivid pink and orange.

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LI pink

Midground

Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Pantanal'

Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYExpert

A stunning but difficult whorled ludwigia in pink and red.

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LO green

Midground

Ludwigia ovalis

Ludwigia ovalis

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A creeping ludwigia with rounded pink-flushed leaves.

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LP red

Midground

Ludwigia Palustris

Ludwigia palustris

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A stunning, intensely red stem plant that is surprisingly easy to grow.

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LP red

Midground

Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'

Ludwigia palustris

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

One of the easiest true-red stems, red even without CO2.

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LR green

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Ludwigia repens

Ludwigia repens

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy

A classic, fast-growing stem plant that turns reddish under good light.

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LS green

Floating

Ludwigia sedioides

Ludwigia sedioides

LIGHTVery high CO₂Optional DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A floating rosette forming striking diamond-leaf mosaics.

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LS pink

Midground

Ludwigia senegalensis 'Guinea'

Ludwigia senegalensis

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A trendy pink ludwigia with heavily textured leaves.

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M' red

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Myriophyllum 'Red'

Myriophyllum sp.

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A feathery whorled milfoil that flushes red on top.

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OL red

Midground

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A tuberous lily with wavy red-green leaves and a striking form.

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PS pink

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Pogostemon Stellatus

Pogostemon stellatus

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A demanding stem plant with whorls of fine, pink to purple leaves.

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PP green

Midground

Proserpinaca palustris

Proserpinaca palustris

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A stem whose leaves turn saw-toothed and orange underwater.

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PB purple

Midground

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii

LIGHTHigh CO₂Required DIFFICULTYModerate

A stunning purple-hued stem plant.

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PC green

Foreground

Pygmy Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A grass-like plant that forms a dense foreground carpet.

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RC red

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Red Cabomba

Cabomba furcata

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A demanding red-purple fan-leaved cabomba.

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RM red

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Red Myriophyllum

Myriophyllum tuberculatum

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A demanding, finely leaved stem plant with stunning red/copper coloration.

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RR red

Floating

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A highly sought-after floating plant with bright red roots and leaves.

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RT red

Midground

Red Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

LIGHTMedium CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A stunning bulb plant with broad, red, mottled leaves.

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R' green

Midground

Rotala 'Mini Butterfly'

Rotala sp.

LIGHTVery high CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A dwarf rotala with tiny leaves and pink-cream tops.

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RH red

Midground

Rotala Hra

Rotala sp. 'Hra'

LIGHTVery high CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A variant of Rotala rotundifolia that turns intensely orange-red.

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RI green

Midground

Rotala Indica

Rotala indica

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A classic stem plant with small, round leaves that grow densely.

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RM red

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Rotala Macrandra

Rotala macrandra

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYExpert

A notoriously demanding but breathtakingly beautiful red stem plant.

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RM green

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Rotala mexicana 'Bangladesh'

Rotala mexicana

LIGHTVery high CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A fine-leaved rotala turning fiery orange-red on top.

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RR green

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Rotala rotundifolia

Rotala rotundifolia

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A fast-growing stem plant that forms dense, colorful bushes.

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RR red

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Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'

Rotala rotundifolia

LIGHTVery high CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A compact, intensely red rotala for high-tech tanks.

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RR green

Midground

Rotala rotundifolia 'Bonsai'

Rotala rotundifolia

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A dwarf, tightly-noded rotala for compact midground bushes.

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RR orange

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Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'

Rotala rotundifolia

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYModerate

A warmer-toned rotundifolia with orange-pink tops.

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RW pink

Midground

Rotala Wallichii

Rotala wallichii

LIGHTVery high CO₂Required DIFFICULTYAdvanced

A delicate stem plant with fine, needle-like leaves that turn pink.

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TL green

Midground

Tricolor Lotus

Nymphaea micrantha

LIGHTHigh CO₂Helpful DIFFICULTYEasy–Moderate

A beautiful bulb plant with leaves featuring green, red, and brown mottling.

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