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Hygrophila auriculata

A spiny, upright marsh herb of the acanthus family, widespread in seasonally flooded ground across tropical Africa and South Asia. It grows fast in the monsoon, sets seed as the ground dries, and needs full sun and wet feet rather than greenhouse humidity.

Hygrophila auriculata
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 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 restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Marshes, ditch edges, rice-field margins and seasonally flooded grassland, rooted in mud that is waterlogged in the rains and dries out afterwards.

Records run from sea level to about 2,470 m, with a median near 340 m; most are lowland.

IndiaSri LankaBangladeshMyanmarNepalPakistanVietnamMalayaBeninCameroonTanzaniaEthiopiaRwandaKenyaSouth AfricaSenegal

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.