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Hygrophila difformis

Water wisteria, a marsh and shallow-water acanthus from the Indian subcontinent and northern Australia, and one of the easiest aquarium stem plants. Its leaves are deeply cut under water and broader when grown emersed.

Hygrophila difformis
Photo: en:User:Tsunamicarlos, Public domain, 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, pond edges, paddy margins and seasonally flooded ground in hot lowlands, growing emersed or submerged depending on water level.

Lowland; few records carry an elevation.

IndiaBangladeshNepalAssamMyanmarSri LankaNorthern TerritoryQueensland

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.