Ludwigia curtissii
Care consensus, photos, and the collectors growing it.
- Common name
- Curtiss' primrose-willow
- Plant type
- Aquatic plant
- Growth habit
- Floating
- Light
- Full sun
- Watering
- Standing water
- Temperature
- Warm
- Humidity
- High
- Propagation
- Cutting
- Native range
- Wetlands of the southeastern United States
- public plants
- 0 public plants
- collectors
- 0 collectors
What Ludwigia curtissii is
Ludwigia curtissii is an aquatic plant from the wetlands of the southeastern United States. It grows as a floating inhabitant, spreading across the surface of still bodies of water.
You will notice it by its bright requirements for full sun. Living with this plant means providing it with warm, humid conditions and plenty of standing water to support its natural habit.
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People and Ludwigia curtissii
How our relationship with this plant has changed over time.
- Pre-colonial
Native roots
The plant existed as a stable component of wetland ecosystems across the southeastern United States long before human intervention.
- 19th century
Botanical cataloging
Naturalists began identifying and documenting the plant as they surveyed the diverse flora of the American southeast.
- Modern era
Horticultural interest
You can now find the plant in specialized aquatic collections where growers replicate its wild preference for floating in sunlit water.
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Species and cultivars from the same genus, straight out of the reference catalogue.
Frequently asked about Ludwigia curtissii
Quick answers pulled from the public catalog and care consensus above.
What is Ludwigia curtissii?
Ludwigia curtissii is a species in the Ludwigia genus. Commonly known as Curtiss' primrose-willow, a aquatic plant, and with a floating growth habit. Native to Wetlands of the southeastern United States.
How do you care for Ludwigia curtissii?
Reference care guidance for Ludwigia curtissii: full sun light, standing water watering, warm temperatures, and high humidity. Collectors on collecto.rs will refine this as more public specimens are added.
How rare is Ludwigia curtissii?
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