TCulture Ludwigia Repens (Pot)

Common Name: Ludwigia Repens
Ludwigia Repens is an easy plant to keep, making it a great option for tank geeks who want to add color to their aquascape without the hassle associated with the colorful plants. These plants are ideal for the front zones of the tank. Their vivid color creates a superb focal point. Ludwigia plants have oval leaves that grow in alternating pairs along a tilted stem. The leaves are gold, orange, or red, depending on tank conditions. These plants are very attractive when planted in bunches of 10-12 stems.
Ludwigia is a versatile plant, but to get the desirable bright colors, you must provide high lighting and nutrient levels. High iron content will bring out more red tones in the plant. CO2 injection is not required for the cultivation of this plant, but can help it grow more robustly. The plant can be grown submersed or emersed, but it is much more difficult to cultivate in the emersed form.
Propagation can be achieved by taking cuttings from the main stem of the plant that are replanted into the substrate.
Notes:

Ludwigia can be very fragile. Be sure to handle this aquarium plant with care.
Do not make drastic changes to the aquarium. Unstable parameters will result in melt and rotting of the aquarium plant.

Remove the cotton surrounding the roots and plant into a quality substrate. For instructions on how to properly prep aquarium plants, click here.

CO2 injection and quality aquarium soil will yield better growth.
Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.

Family Name: Onagraceae
Origin: Cosmopolitan
Height: 4-8”
pH: 6.0-7.0
Care: Moderate
Light: Medium
Co2: Not necessary
Propagation: Cuttings
Growth Rate: Fast

Growing Ludwigia Repens in a Singapore Planted Tank

Ludwigia repens is one of the most forgiving stem plants we recommend to hobbyists chasing their first splash of warm colour. In our experience here in Singapore, it adapts readily to our typically soft, slightly acidic tap water once dechlorinated, and it tolerates the warm 27-29C range most local tanks sit at without a chiller. Give it a bright spot and it rewards you with copper and red tones along every node.

The intensity of that colour depends heavily on light and nutrition. Under modest LED output the leaves stay olive-green with a reddish underside, while stronger lighting paired with iron-rich dosing and CO2 pushes them toward deep orange-red. We find it works beautifully as a mid-ground accent in HDB-sized nano and 2-foot tanks, where a small bunch quickly fills out into a colourful thicket that draws the eye against green neighbours.

Plant individual stems with a few centimetres of spacing so flow reaches the bases, and top-and-replant the cuttings to keep growth dense. See our Ludwigia repens care guide and tips on growing red aquarium plants, and browse more options in our background plants range.