LOW LIGHT PLANTS

A collection of aquatic plants that will continue to thrive in low-light conditions. These plants are also often also known as low-tech plants. Some species in this category include Anubias, Sword (Echindorous), Mosses, Java Ferns, Cryptocoryne, Vallisneria and more!  
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Juncus Repens - Windy City Aquariums

Juncus Repens

$4.50
Juncus Repens is a great easy plant with grass-like long stems and narrow leaves. It is a resilient plant that can grow in a wide range of conditions, making it a suitable...
Salvinia Minima - Windy City Aquariums

Salvinia Minima

$4.99
Salvinia minima is an aquatic floating plant, rootless aquatic fern. Also Known as Water Spangles or Common Salvinia. It consists of horizontal stems that float just below the water surface...
Rotala Indica - Windy City Aquariums

Rotala Indica

$5.99
Rotala Indica is a popular aquatic stem plant that can grow tall and thick making it a suitable background plant in planted aquariums. The tips of the stems can turn...
Banana Lily Plant (Nymphoides Aquatica) - Windy City Aquariums

Banana Lily Plant (Nymphoides Aquatica)

$7.99
Nymphoides aquatica, also known as the Banana Plant or Banana Lily, is a unique foreground or mid-ground plant that is well known for its tubers that resemble a bunch of...
Guppy Grass - Windy City Aquariums

Guppy Grass

$5.50
Guppy grass, najas grass, or – scientifically – Najas guadalupensis, is a fast-growing plant that is especially great for breeding tanks and shrimp tanks. It provides a good hiding place for fry,...
Purple Cabomba - Windy City Aquariums

Purple Cabomba

$6.99
Purple Cabomba, also known as Red Cabomba or Carolina Fanwort, has feathery, green to purple-grey forked leaves, which are divided into narrow segments and offer an interesting texture that will...
Anubias Bateri Var Nana - Windy City Aquariums

Anubias Bateri Var Nana

$7.99 – $8.50
Anubias Nana is an attractive plant that thrives in all conditions. It grows slowly, and the leaves survive for several years. The best result is achieved by planting on a stone...
Anubias Barteri "Coffeefolia" - Windy City Aquariums

Anubias Barteri "Coffeefolia"

$7.99 – $8.50
Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia is a variation of Anubias that have leaves that arch considerably between the leaf ribs. The color combination and its unique leaf shape makes it an...
Contortion "Giant Corkscrew" Vallisneria - Windy City Aquariums

Contortion "Giant Corkscrew" Vallisneria

$5.99
Vallisneria Americana Asiatica, also commonly known as Contortion "Giant Corkscrew" Vallisneria, is an attractive, easy, beginner-friendly plant with tightly twisted light green leaves and can do well in almost any...
Jungle Vallisneria - Windy City Aquariums

Jungle Vallisneria

$4.50
Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria Americana), also known as water celery, eelgrass, tape grass is a well-loved hardy aquarium plant. It can grow several feet tall and grows in any tank conditions, making it...
Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Green" - Windy City Aquariums

Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Green"

$4.99
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green is a common and popular plant, perfect for beginners. It thrives in a wide range of water conditions and will do well even in low-lighting. Information: Care:...
Assorted Bucephalandra - Windy City Aquariums

Assorted Bucephalandra

$9.99
In nature, Bucephalandra usually grows on rocks or wood in rivers and streams - much like Anubias, which they resemble regarding use and care in the aquarium. Bucephalandra is an easy,...