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PlanteasyFreshwater
Creeping Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Family: Onagraceae
📍 North & Central America
One of the most beginner-friendly red plants. Green on top, red underneath — intensity increases with light. Extremely adaptable and fast-growing. Perfect for adding a pop of colour to any planted layout.
Keeping this species
- CO2
- optional
- lighting
- medium–high
- maxHeight
- 30–50 cm
- placement
- midground/background
- substrate
- any
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–8.0
- nitrate
- <30 ppm
- hardness
- 2–20 dGH
- temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
64°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)
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Growing in0 tanks