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Ludwigia spathulata

Spoonleaf primrose-willow, a small creeping perennial from the wet sandy ground of the Florida Panhandle and south-west Georgia. It forms low mats of small, spoon-shaped leaves. Grow it like a sun-loving bog or emergent plant: wet, sandy, acidic soil, strong light and a cool winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Inferred from records and the genus: wet, sandy depressions, pond and pool margins, seepage areas and ditches in the coastal plain, often where water levels rise and fall.

Low coastal plain at about 30–80 m; the few records with elevations give 40 m.

FloridaGeorgiaAlabamaSouth Carolina

🔒 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.