Common Name
Lake Ludwigia
Description
A natural hybrid from Ludwigia brevipes and L. palustris hardly known in Europe. It looks like a larger version of Ludwigia arcuata, with brown-orange submersed leaves. Easy to cultivate and a faster grower than L. arcuata and L. brevipes. It forms a nice, lush hedge in the midground and background.
Ludwigia × lacustris is a very rare natural hybrid of L. brevipes and L. palustris. It is found in some locations in the east and south-east of the USA. As aquarium plant, this narrow-leaved Ludwigia is not very well-known yet. Curiously, some of the areas where L. × lacustris occurs are outside the distribution area of L. brevipes, which is mainly found in the south-east of Virginia as well as in North and South Carolina. Where L. × lacustris occurs in nature it grows abundantly and sometimes even outpopulates its parent species.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Narrow leaves
Brown-orange hues
Undemanding fast grower
Hardly available in trade elsewhere
Synonyms
Ludwiga brevipes × palustris
Complete Botanical Name
Ludwigia × lacustris Eames
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Ludwigia
Category
Rare Plants
Difficulty
easy
Growth
fast
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
4-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
2-15 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
well-branched, bushy
Texture
langblättrig
