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Ludwigia linearis

Narrowleaf primrose-willow, a perennial wetland herb of the southeastern US Coastal Plain with thread-like leaves and small yellow four-petalled flowers. Grow it like a bog or pond-margin plant: full sun, permanently wet soil, warm summers and a cool winter.

Ludwigia linearis
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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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herb of sunny wet places on the Coastal Plain: pond and ditch margins, wet pine savannas, bogs and marshes, in saturated or shallowly flooded soil.

Lowland: recorded at 3–341 m, median 50 m.

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🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.