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Limnophila repens

An aromatic, creeping marsh herb found from India and China through Southeast Asia to New Guinea and northern Australia. It grows both on wet ground and in shallow fresh water. It reaches about 45 cm and has violet-pink flowers.

Limnophila repens
Photo: Vinayaraj, 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

It grows in wet, low-lying places such as marshes, pond edges, ditches and rice fields. It grows emersed on saturated soil or partly in shallow fresh water.

The few recorded elevations are 5–500 m, with a median of 53 m, so this is a lowland plant.

IndiaSri LankaNepalBangladeshMyanmarThailandIndochinaSoutheast ChinaHainanMalesiaNew GuineaNorthern Australia

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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.