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Ludwigia microcarpa

A small perennial primrose-willow of wet pine savannas, ditches and pond margins on the southeastern US coastal plain, with tiny petal-less greenish flowers and minute fruits. It wants sun, constantly wet feet and warm summers, and is grown mainly as a bog or emergent pond-edge plant.

Ludwigia microcarpa
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, seasonally flooded wetlands: wet pine savannas and flatwoods, cypress pond edges, marshy roadsides and ditches, in wet sandy or peaty soil.

Lowland coastal plain; recorded at 1–338 m, median 25 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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.