Other non stem plants for low light?

[Caliban07]

Other than crypts, swords and Anubias, what other non stem plants would be good for a low light setup? Not including floating plants.


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[ImACoolguy]

What about mosses? Java moss for one.. Grows like a weed in the right conditions.

Also there is a thread floating around about Java Fern varieties. Maybe be worth a look.


Caleb

 

[Fishperson]

Bucephalandra, bolbitis, and I think some bulb plants work well?

Also vals, dwarf sag, and Pygmy chain sword.

 

[Caliban07]

Thanks I'll look in to these.


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[schpanky]

I just recommended it in another post. Love love love Water Wisteria and Water Sprite. Very easy to care for. Doesn't have to float.

 

[Fishperson]

I just recommended it in another post. Love love love Water Wisteria and Water Sprite. Very easy to care for. Doesn't have to float.

Good suggestion for low light but those are stem plants.

You can tell because stem plants can be propagated by cutting off the top parts of the stem and replanting them. And of course they have a stem with leaves branching off.

 

[Caliban07]

I just recommended it in another post. Love love love Water Wisteria and Water Sprite. Very easy to care for. Doesn't have to float.

Yes although I said no stem plants I do like this plant.


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[Caliban07]

Bucephalandra, bolbitis, and I think some bulb plants work well?

Also vals, dwarf sag, and Pygmy chain sword.

What Kind of bulbs are we talking, aponogetons?


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[Caliban07]

I quite like the bolbotis species too.


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[schpanky]

Sorry guys, I thought they meant without big roots at the bottom. I get it.

 

[Caliban07]

My problem was that I went to the LFS with the intention of not buying stem plants but I didn't do any research and ended up buying plants that looked like non stem plants because of the way they were packaged but actually ended up being stem plants.


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[Fishperson]

What Kind of bulbs are we talking, aponogetons?


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Not sure about that but I think crinum calaminstrum is low light.

 

[PerfectDepth]

Good suggestion for low light but those are stem plants.

You can tell because stem plants can be propagated by cutting off the top parts of the stem and replanting them. And of course they have a stem with leaves branching off.

Wisteria is a stem plant, but water sprite is not. It's a rosette plant.

 

[Fishperson]

Wisteria is a stem plant, but water sprite is not. It's a rosette plant.

Really? It looks exactly like a stem though.