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Ludwigia prostrata

A small, annual primrose-willow of wet ground across tropical and subtropical Asia, especially common in China's rice fields, ditches and pond margins. It is easy to grow as a summer annual: full sun, wet soil and heat.

Ludwigia prostrata
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY 3.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Paddy fields, ditches, marshy ground and pond and stream margins in lowland to low-mountain country, usually in full sun.

Recorded at 675 to 1,640 m (median 900 m) where elevations are given, but many Chinese records are from near sea level.

ChinaIndiaNepalBangladeshMyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaVietnamMalaysiaIndonesiaPhilippinesSri Lanka

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.