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Ludwigia sericea

A silky-haired marsh primrose-willow from southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, with more than 700 wild records. It is an easy emergent plant for a bog garden or pond margin: full sun, wet feet and warm summers, with a cool but not freezing winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Marshes, wet grassland, ditches and pond edges, mostly in lowland and plateau country; inferred from the genus and the record pattern.

The median record is at 628 m, and most fall between 50 and 1,000 m.

BrazilArgentinaParaguayUruguay

🔒 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.