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

Ludwigia lacustris

Ludwigia ×lacustris is a rare natural hybrid water-primrose, described by Eames in 1933 from pond shores in southern New England. It is a creeping to submersed aquatic of shallow ponds with a hard-freezing winter, so it is a cool-temperate plant, not a tropical one.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Shallow water and muddy shores of ponds and lakes in southern New England, growing submersed or creeping on wet margins.

Lowland: measured sites at about 10–30 m.

ConnecticutRhode Island

🔒 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 lacustris? 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.