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Ludwigia adscendens

A floating and creeping primrose-willow of ponds, ditches and rice paddies across tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia, with white spongy floats on the stems and cream to white flowers. Easy and vigorous in a sunny pond or bog tub; do not let it escape into waterways.

Ludwigia adscendens
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, 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
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Still or slow water and wet mud of pools, swamps, river margins and paddies, floating out over the water from rooted stems.

Mostly lowland, median about 130 m, recorded from 2 to 2100 m.

Tropical AfricaSouthern AfricaMadagascarIndiaChinaSoutheast AsiaIndonesiaNew GuineaNorthern TerritoryMexico

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.