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Hygrophila corymbosa

A fast-growing amphibious acanthus of Southeast Asian marshes and riverbanks, best known as the aquarium stem plant often sold as giant or temple hygrophila. It grows emersed in wet mud in the wet season and tolerates long periods fully submerged.

Hygrophila corymbosa
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Marshes, ditches, rice-field margins and river and pond edges in seasonal tropical lowlands, rooted in mud and flooded for part of the year.

Few records carry an elevation; these are lowland plants of floodplains and valleys.

ThailandPhilippinesCambodiaLaosMyanmar

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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.