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Hygrophila ringens

A widespread marsh and streamside herb of tropical and warm-temperate Asia, used in aquariums (much of the trade 'H. salicifolia' and 'H. angustifolia' belongs here). It grows emersed or submersed in shallow water, with warm, wet summers and, in its northern range, cool winters.

Hygrophila ringens
Photo: Vinayaraj, 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Rice fields, ditches, pond edges and stream banks, mostly below 750 m, growing in open or lightly shaded wet ground and often partly submersed.

Records from sea level to 750 m, median about 70 m.

ChinaJapanKoreaTaiwanIndiaSri LankaThailandVietnamPhilippinesIndonesiaNew GuineaNorthern Australia

🔒 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.