Sign in Start free
Species library › Ludwigia › Ludwigia affinis
Other Partly documented

Ludwigia affinis

A tropical American water primrose of marshes, ditches and pond margins from Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and Brazil, naturalised in West Africa. It grows emergent in saturated ground in full sun, with warm temperatures all year.

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

Wet open ground: marshes, swamp edges, ditches, rice fields and lake shores, rooted in mud and often standing in shallow water. Inferred from the genus and from the lowland spread of records.

Mostly lowland, median 240 m, with records up to about 2,100 m.

BrazilColombiaEcuadorBoliviaCosta RicaPeruFrench GuianaVenezuelaCentral AmericaCaribbean

🔒 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

Grow Ludwigia affinis? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Ludwigia

Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia peploides Ludwigia grandiflora Ludwigia alternifolia Ludwigia glandulosa Ludwigia octovalvis Ludwigia sedioides Ludwigia decurrens Ludwigia pilosa Ludwigia adscendens Ludwigia inclinata Ludwigia peruviana All 89 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.