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Aponogeton lakhonensis

A widespread Asian aquatic with floating and submerged leaves and a single yellow flower spike, growing in ponds, ditches, rice fields and slow streams from Assam and southern China to Indochina and Sulawesi. It grows from a tuber and often dies back in the cool dry season.

Aponogeton lakhonensis
Photo: Ito Y, Barfod A, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Shallow still or slow-moving freshwater: ponds, ditches, paddy fields and stream margins, often seasonal waters.

Mostly lowland; recorded sites run from near sea level to about 1,000 m.

AssamCambodiaChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanLaosMyanmarSulawesiTaiwanThailandVietnam

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.