Background Plants

Background aquarium plants provide vertical structure and height in aquascapes, creating a lush, natural backdrop in planted tanks. These tall aquatic plants are ideal for hiding equipment, filling in empty space, and adding contrast behind midground and foreground species.

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Top down view of Cryptocoryne crispatulaCryptocoryne crispatula background aquarium plant
Sale price£5.99
4.8
Bright green stem plant with fine leaves – Rotala GreenBright green stem plant with fine leaves – Rotala Green
Sale price£5.99
Easy aquarium plant with rounded leaves – Bacopa carolinianaEasy aquarium plant with rounded leaves – Bacopa caroliniana
Sale price£5.99
5.0
Compact red-orange aquatic plant – Rotala H'ra foreground plantCompact red-orange aquatic plant – Rotala H'ra foreground plant
Sale price£5.99
Echinodorus Reni - Compact sword plant used in background aquascapingEchinodorus Reni - Compact sword plant used in background aquascaping
Sale price£5.99
5.0
Top down view of Pogostemon deccanensisFine-leaved purple-green stem plant – Pogostemon deccanensis in aquascape
Sale price£5.99
5.0
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Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood red'Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood red'
Cryptocoryne wendtii Mi Oya bronze-red leaves in midground Cryptocoryne wendtii Mi Oya bronze-red leaves in midground
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Intense red aquarium plant - Rotala macrandraIntense red aquarium plant - Rotala macrandra
Sale price£5.99
red aquarium stem plant - Rotala wallichiired aquarium stem plant - Rotala wallichii
Sale price£5.95
5.0
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' POTMicrosorum pteropus 'Narrow' POT
Microsorum pteropus POTMicrosorum pteropus POT
Sale price£5.95
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Hygrophila OdoraHygrophila Odora
Sale price£5.99
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Cyperus helferi with long ribbon-like green leaves swaying in background of aquascapeCyperus helferi with long ribbon-like green leaves swaying in background of aquascape
Sale price£6.49
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Hygrophila difformisHygrophila difformis
Sale price£7.95
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Rotala rotundifolia Periya with slender pink-red leaves as midground aquarium plantRotala rotundifolia Periya with slender pink-red leaves as midground aquarium plant
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Myriophyllum mattogrossense with fine bright green feather-like leaves as background aquarium plantMyriophyllum mattogrossense with fine bright green feather-like leaves as background aquarium plant
Sale price£5.95
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Bright orange-red Rotala Shimoga aquarium stem plant for CO₂ aquascapesBright orange-red Rotala Shimoga aquarium stem plant for CO₂ aquascapes
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Rotala macrandra Bangladesh with intense red broad leaves as midground aquarium plantRotala macrandra Bangladesh with intense red broad leaves as midground aquarium plant
Sale price£8.19 Regular price£8.99
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Bright orange-red Rotala Gia Lai aquarium stem plant for midground or backgroundBright orange-red Rotala Gia Lai aquarium stem plant for midground or background
Sale price£6.95
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Rare Ludwigia Pantanal aquarium plant with intense red colour for CO₂ aquascapeRare Ludwigia Pantanal aquarium plant with intense red colour for CO₂ aquascape
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Rare Pogostemon quadrifolius aquarium stem plant with whorled foliagRare Pogostemon quadrifolius aquarium stem plant with whorled foliag
Sale price£5.95
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Intense red Myriophyllum tuberculatum used in Dutch aquascape as CO₂ highlight plantIntense red Myriophyllum tuberculatum used in Dutch aquascape as CO₂ highlight plant
Sale price£7.49
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Pogostemon yatabeanusPogostemon yatabeanus
Sale price£8.95