The Horticulturists Award Program (HAP) is established to recognize the accomplishments of AAAA members, to promote members’ involvement in propagating aquatic plants, to gather and share information on aquatic plants, and to provide a wide range of plants to the membership during auctions. In order to obtain points for propagating plants a member must bring in a minimum number of plants, and put them up for the auction. The member must fill in the required information on the HAP Data Sheet. Point classification of plant species propagated(10, 15, 20, or higher) is determined according to level of difficulty for propagating the plant. Points are awarded only once for each species submitted by a member. A plaque is awarded at the following point levels:
Aquatic Horticulturist (100 points)
Advanced Aquatic Horticulturist (200 points)
Superior Aquatic Horticulturist (350 points)
Expert Aquatic Horticulturist (600 points)
Master Aquatic Horticulturist (900 points)
Grand Master Aquatic Horticulturist (1200 points)
Note that members and the Atlanta Area Aquarium Association benefit financially when they submit HAP plants for the auction. Members receive 70% of any auction proceeds while the association garners 30% to offset club expenses. It is important to note that there is one other way that members can earn points towards their horticulturist awards. An additional five points can be earned when an article is written on a ten, fifteen, or twenty point plant submitted to the HAP Program. These articles will be kept in our reference library and will also be published in our Association Newsletter. While these guidelines don’t have to be strictly followed, an essay of approximately 250 to 400 words discussing the plant characteristics, the propagating environment, water parameters, and the growth cycle of the plants would be appreciated. In other words, what would someone need to know in order to successfully propagate a particular species of aquatic plant?
Bold Names are expandable to see a list of species within that genus.
Class A (5 Points)
Ammania senegalensis
Azolaceae caroliniana
Azolaceae filiculoides
Azolaceae nilocita
Azolaceae pinnata
Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)
Ceratophyllum siliquosa
Ceratophyllum submersum (Tropical Hornwort)
Ceratophyllum thalictroides (Water Sprite)
Ceratopteris cornuta
Ceratopteris froesii
Ceratopteris pteroides (Water Sprite)
Ceratopteris siliquosa
Ceratopteris thalictroides (Indian Fern)
Crassula aquatica
Crassula helmsii
Egeria densa
Egeria najas (Slender Leafed Elodea)
Eichornia azurea
Eichornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)
Eichornia diversifolia
Eichornia natans
Elodea densa (Anacharis)
Elodea canadensis (Canadian Elodea)
Elodea nutalli
Hippurus vulgaris
Hygrophila augustifolia
Hygrophila balsamica
Hygrophila corymbosa (Temple Plant)
Hygrophila difformis (Water Wisteria)
Hygrophila guianensis
Hygrophila lacustris
Hygrophila lancea
Hygrophila longifolia
Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila salicifolia
Hygrophila stricta
Hygrophila violacea
Lemna gibba
Lemna spirodela (great duck weed)
Lemna trisulca
Lemna minor (Duckweed)
Prosperpinaca palustris
Riccia fluitans (Crystalwort)
Salvinia auriculata (butterfly fern)
Salvinia cucculata
Salvinia minima
Salvinia natans
Salvinia rotundifolia
Salvinia sprucei
Spirodela polyrhiza
Subularia aquatica
Synnema triflorum
Utricularia exoleta
Utricularia gibba
Utricularia minor
Utricularia neglecta
Utricularia vulgaris (bladderwort)
Vallisneria americana (Corkscrew Val)
Vallisneria asiatica
Vallisneria gigantea (Giant Val)
Vallisneria gracilis
Vallisneria natans (Eel Grass)
Vallisneria neotropicalis
Vallisneria portugalensis
Vallisneria spiralis
Vallisneria tortifolia
Vesicularia dubyana (Java Moss)
Wolffia arrhiza (Dwarf Duckweed)
Class B (10 Points)
Acorus calamus
Acorus gramineus
Acorus pusillus
Acorus variegatus
Alternanthera lilacina
Alternanthera philoeroides
Alternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera roseafolia
Alternanthera sessilis
Alternanthera violette
Bacopa amplexicaulis
Bacopa caroliniana
Bacopa crenata
Bacopa floribunda
Bacopa lanigeria
Bacopa monnieri
Bacopa myriophylloides
Bacopa rotundifolia
Bacopa variegatus
Brasneria schreberi
Cabomba aquatica
Cabomba australis
Cabomba caroliniana
Cabomba piauhyensis
Cabomba pulcherrima
Cardamine lyrata
Cardamine rotundifolia
Cardamine variabilis
Crassula bonariensis
Crassula helmsii
Crassula recurva
Crassula vaillanti
Crinum thaianum
Eleocharis acicularis (Hairgrass)
Eleocharis minima
Fontinalis antipyretica
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Heteranthera dubia
Heteranthera reniformis
Heteranthera zosterifolia (Stargrass)
Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrocharis marsusranae
Hydrocharis nymphoides
Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazilian Pennywort)
Hydrocotyle martima
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Umbrella Plant)
Iris pseudacorus
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Limnobium laevigatum (Amazon Frogbit)
Limnophila australis
Limnophila aquatica
Limnophila aromatica
Limnophila glabra
Limnophila heterophylla
Limnophila indica
Limnophila sessiliflora (Ambulia)
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia splendens
Ludwigia abscendens
Ludwigia alternifolia
Ludwigia arcuata
Ludwigia brevipes
Ludwigia glandulosa
Ludwigia mullertii
Ludwigia palustris
Ludwigia repens
Myosotis scorp
Myriophyllum alterniflorum
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Brazilian Milfoil)
Myriophyllum brasiliense (Parrot Feather)
Myriophyllum heterphyllum
Myriophyllum hippuroides (Red Milfoil)
Myriophyllum matogrossense
Myriophyllum scabratum (Foxtail)
Myriophyllum spicatum (Milfoil)
Myriophyllum ussuriense
Myriophyllum verticillatum
Najas graminea
Najas guadelupensis
Najas indica
Najas microdon
Nelumbo alterniflorum
Nelumbo aquaticum (Brazilian Milfoil)
Nitella flexilis (Stonewort)
Nomaphila augustifolia
Nomaphila stricta
Nymphoides aquatica (Banana Plant)
Nymphoides humboldtiana
Nymphoides indica
Nymphoides peltata
Nymphoides sp. ‘Taiwan’
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton gayi
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogeton malaianus
Potamogeton mascarensis
Potamogeton natans
Potamogeton oxyphyllus
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Rotala indica
Rotala macracantha
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala wallachii
Sagittaria cuneata
Sagittaria graminea
Sagittaria lancifolia
Sagittaria montevidensis (Arrowhead Sag)
Sagittaria platyphylla
Sagittaria pusilla
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Sagittaria subulata
Sagittaria weitherbiana
Samolus parvifloris (Water Cabbage)
Samolus valerandii
Saururus cernuus
Stratiotes aloides
Telanthera lilacina
Thalia
Typha latifolia
Uticularia exoleta
Uticularia vulgaris
Class C (15 Points)
Aglaonema simplex
Anubias azfelli
Anubias barteri
Anubias coffeafolia
Anubias congensis
Anubias gilletii
Anubias glabra
Anubias gracilis
Anubias hastifolia
Anubias heterophylla
Anubias lanceolata
Anubias nana
All species not listed later in Class D
Bolbitis heteroclita
Bolbitis heudelotti
Crinum calamistratum
Crinum natans
Crinum purpurascens
Cryptocoryne affinis
Cryptocoryne albida
Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Cryptocoryne auriculata
Cryptocoryne axelrodii
Cryptocoryne balansae
Cryptocoryne becketii
Cryptocoryne blassii
Cryptocoryne bogneri
Cryptocoryne bullosa
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Cryptocoryne cordata
Cryptocoryne costata
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Cryptocoryne diderici
Cryptocoryne evae
Cryptocoryne ferruginea
Cryptocoryne fusca
Cryptocoryne gracilis
Cryptocoryne grifithii
Cryptocoryne hejnyi
Cryptocoryne johorensis
Cryptocoryne korthausae
Cryptocoryne legroi
Cryptocoryne lingua
Cryptocoryne longicauda
Cryptocoryne lucens
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne minima
Cryptocoryne moehlmannii
Cryptocoryne nevillii
Cryptocoryne nurii
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne petchii
Cryptocoryne pontederifolia
Cryptocoryne purpurea
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Cryptocoryne sarawacensis
Cryptocoryne schulzei
Cryptocoryne siamensis
Cryptocoryne spiralis
Cryptocoryne sulphurea
Cryptocoryne thwaitesii
Cryptocoryne tonkinensis
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Cryptocoryne versteegii
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne willisii
Cryptocoryne zewaldiae
Cryptocoryne zonata
Cryptocoryne zukalii
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus papyrus
Didiplis diandra (Water Hedge)
Echinodorus acicularis
Echinodorus amazonicus
Echinodorus amphibius
Echinodorus angustifolius
Echinodorus argentinensis
Echinodorus aschersonianus
Echinodorus augustifolius
Echinodorus austroamericanus
Echinodorus barthii
Echinodorus berteroi
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus bolivianus
Echinodorus cordifolius
Echinodorus grandiflorus
Echinodorus grisebachii
Echinodorus horemanii
Echinodorus horizontalis
Echinodorus inpai
Echinodorus intermedius
Echinodorus isthmicus
Echinodorus latifolius
Echinodorus longiscapus
Echinodorus macrophyllus
Echinodorus magdalensis
Echinodorus major
Echinodorus maior
Echinodorus muricatus
Echinodorus nyhmphaefolius
Echinodorus opacus
Echinodorus osiris
Echinodorus palaefolius
Echinodorus paniculatus
Echinodorus parviflorus
Echinodorus pellucidus
Echinodorus portoalegrensis
Echinodorus quadricostatus
Echinodorus rigidifolius
Echinodorus scaber
Echinodorus schlueteri
Echinodorus subulatus
Echinodorus tenellus
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Eichhornia azurea
Eichhornia crassipes
Eusteralis sp.
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Hemianthus callichtroides
Hottonia inflata
Hottonia palustris
Isoetes echinosperma
Isoetes flaccida
Isoetes lacustris
Isoetes malinverniana
Isoetes setacea
Isoetes velata
Marsilea brownii (Four Leaf Water Clover)
Marsilea crenata
Marsilea quadrifolia
Microsorum pteropus
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea colorata
Nymphaea chromatella
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea maculata
Nymphaea masaniello
Nymphaea pubescens
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaea tetragona
Nymphaea sp. ‘Rose Arey’
Nymphaea zenkeri
Pistia stratiotes (water chestnut)
Trapa japonica
Trapa natans (Water Chestnut)
Class D (20 Points)
Aldrovanda sp.
Aponogeton abyssinicus
Aponogeton bernieranus
Aponogeton boivinanus
Aponogeton capuroni
Aponogeton crispus
Aponogeton distachyos
Aponogeton echinatus
Aponogeton elongatus
Aponogeton fenestrails
Aponogeton guillotii
Aponogeton henkelianus
Aponogeton longplumulosus
Aponogeton loriae
Aponogeton madagascariensis (Madagascar Lace)
Aponogeton monostrachyus
Aponogeton natans
Aponogeton rigidifolius
Aponogeton stachyosporus
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Aponogeton undulatus
Barclaya longifolia
Bolbiltis fluviatilis
Bolbiltis huedelotti
Bolbiltis hydrophylla
Blyxa echinosperma
Blyxa japonica
Blyxa longifolis
Lagenandra dalzelii
Lagenandra koenigii
Lagenandra lancifolia
Lagenandra meeboldii
Lagenandra ovata
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Nuphar japonica
Nuphar luteum (Spatterdock)
Nuphar pumila
Nuphar sagittifolium
Ottelia alismoides
Ottelia kunenensis
Ottelia muricata
Ottelia ulvifolia
Spiranthus cernua
Class E - Flowering
Extra points and recognition will be awarded for all verified flowerings of aquatic plants. The additional points will be the same as those resulting from the propagation of the plant according to classes A to D.
Class F - Reproduction from seed or spores
Extra points and recognition will be awarded for all verified reproductions from seed or spores. The additional points will be the same as those resulting from the propagation of the plant according to classes A to D.