🌿 Ludwigia arcuata – Narrow Leaf Repens with Brilliant Red Coloration
Ludwigia arcuata, also known as Narrow Leaf Repens, is a vibrant and eye-catching stem plant that brings a striking splash of color to freshwater aquariums. Featuring narrow, delicate leaves that grow bright green when emersed and transform to vivid red hues under submerged conditions with strong lighting, this adaptable plant adds dynamic contrast and depth to any aquascape.
Native to the Americas, Ludwigia arcuata is a hardy and versatile species that tolerates a wide range of water parameters. Its fine, arching leaves create beautiful movement in the water, making it a favorite for both beginner and experienced aquarists looking to enhance their layouts with red accents and texture.
🌟 Key Features
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Scientific Name: Ludwigia arcuata
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Common Names: Narrow Leaf Repens, Needle Leaf Ludwigia
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Leaf Shape: Very narrow, linear, and arching
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Leaf Color: Bright green (emersed), brilliant red to orange-red (submerged with good light)
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Growth Form: Upright stem plant with bushy, arching appearance
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Placement: Midground to background
🌱 Growth & Propagation
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Growth Rate: Fast
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Light Requirement: Medium to high (high light enhances red coloration)
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CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for best coloration and growth
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Propagation: Cut healthy stems and replant in substrate
Nutrient Substrate: Required
Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
🪴 What You’ll Receive
Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in three convenient formats:
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Fresh-cut Plants: Approx. 6 loose, fresh-cut stems without root
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Bunched Plants: Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, bundled with foam and lead weight
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Potted Plants: Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, potted with net pot and rockwool
🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits
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Adds vibrant red accents and fine texture to planted aquariums
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Ideal for creating contrast with green plants and hardscape
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Provides vertical structure and movement in aquascapes
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Great choice for Dutch-style layouts and nature aquariums
⚠️ Disclaimer
Ludwigia arcuata plants are sold fresh-cut and may experience minor melting or leaf loss during the transition to submerged growth. With proper light and care, they will quickly adapt and produce vibrant new growth.
⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner
Please check your local state regulations regarding the import or keeping of live aquatic plants. Never release live plants into natural waterways.
Shipping Policy
At Aquarium Plants Factory, we carefully package and ship all orders to ensure plants and livestock arrive healthy and ready to thrive.
Order Processing Time
Most orders are processed within 1–2 business days after payment is received.
Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed on the next business day.
Orders containing out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder items may require additional handling time.
Once your order ships, tracking information will be sent to your email.
Shipping Schedule
Live Plants
Live plant orders ship Monday through Saturday when using United States Postal Service (USPS).
Most plant-only orders ship within 1–3 business days, excluding products that are out of stock, pre-order, or backorder.
Estimated USPS delivery time is 2–5 business days, depending on your location.
UPS Express Shipping
We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:
UPS 2-Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 2 business days
Please note that UPS 2-Day Air® is not a guaranteed service in the event of carrier delays, weather disruptions, or operational issues.
UPS Next Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 1 business day
This service is guaranteed by UPS according to their service guarantee policies.
UPS expedited orders ship Monday through Wednesday only to ensure packages arrive within the same week and avoid weekend delays.
Please note that orders require 1–2 business days of handling time before shipment.
To help ensure same-week delivery, please place UPS orders on or before Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).
Live Animals Shipping
Live animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday only.
This schedule ensures animals arrive within the same week and do not remain in transit over the weekend.
Handling time for live animal orders typically ranges from 1–5 business days, depending on:
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Weather conditions
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Livestock health
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Shipping destination
Tracking information will be emailed once the order has been shipped.
Free Shipping
We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders over $150 within the contiguous United States.
Estimated delivery time for free shipping orders is 2–5 business days.
If your order contains both live plants and live animals, the shipment may be combined and the appropriate shipping rate will be shown at checkout.
Free Shipping is not available for customers located in:
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
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U.S. Virgin Islands
Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.
Delivery Time Estimates
Delivery times shown at checkout are estimates provided by the shipping carrier.
While we work hard to ship orders quickly, delivery times may vary due to factors outside of our control, including:
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Weather conditions
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Carrier delays
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High shipping volumes
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Transportation disruptions
Aquarium Plants Factory is not responsible for shipping delays caused by the carrier.
Delayed or Lost Packages
Occasionally, shipments may take longer than expected.
A package is considered lost only after 15 business days (approximately 3 weeks) from the ship date.
If a package is confirmed lost by the carrier, we may offer a 50/50 replacement, meaning:
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Aquarium Plants Factory covers 50% of the replacement cost
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The customer covers 50% plus shipping
Address Accuracy
Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address when placing an order.
Please ensure that your address is correct when using payment methods such as:
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Credit / Debit Card
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PayPal
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Orders returned due to:
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Failed delivery attempts
may not be eligible for a refund.
Order Cancellations
If you need to cancel an order, please contact us as soon as possible.
Orders can only be canceled before they have been shipped.
Once an order has been shipped, it can no longer be canceled.
Returns
Due to the sensitive nature of live goods, all sales are final.
We do not accept returns or exchanges for:
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Live plants
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Live animals
For any shipping questions, please contact us before placing your order.
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WHAT WE GUARANTEE
24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours. Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.
- Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com
- Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.
Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.
It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.
Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.
WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE
Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.
However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
- We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
- Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.
Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.
Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.
Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.
Customers praised these aquatic plants for arriving healthy and well-packaged, even after shipping delays. Reviews noted "plants are thriving" with beautiful red coloring developing. Most found them easy to acclimate, though some experienced minor melting. One customer mentioned stems were shorter than expected and red appeared brownish.
- Plants are thriving! The red color on the tip of plants are just blooming!
- Plants were delayed in postage and still arrived perfectly healthy.
- Plants all arrived well-packaged and healthy. Some stalks were already developing roots.
S
As usual, my plants arrived quickly and in great condition! They look great in my tank. They will eventually get red and add the perfect amount of color!
M
Arrived fast and wrapped safe. Great plants, very healthy.
G
Usps took seven days to deliver,plants were well wrapped ,received three nice bundles after acclimation should do well .these appear to be emerse grown so will take a bit longer to adjust but are very healthy plants and will be a beautiful addition to tank.
E
The red part of the plant was more of a brownish red and a few of the plants seem to be melting back, the stems came in a little shorter than expected too, but overall they seem very healthy for having been shipped and haven’t reacted especially adversely to being put in a new environment, especially since my water is on the harder side with a Ph of 8 and a GH and KH both above 10. Apologies for the bad picture, I planted them all in the back of the tank behind taller plants so it’s hard to get a good picture
M
Plants are thriving! It's been a week since i introduced them to my planted tank and they are growing quickly,i would say easy to medium difficulty if you have good aquarium parameters. The red color on the tip of plants are just blooming! Really happy with this purchase. Shipping was really quick and packaging was really taken care of. Will definitely buy some more. Highly recommend Aquarium Plants Factory!.
C
Fantastic shipping and plant quality. Would buy again.
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Ludwigia Arcuata (Narrow Leaf Repens)
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The plants were delayed in postage and still arrived perfectly healthy. The clippings were moderately sized, and while they're a little bent out of shape from being in a little bag, they're perfectly fine and thriving
J
Received the plants in excellent condition despite the very cold weather and the long trip to the east coast. The plants are in its emerged form, but confident they’ll convert successfully.
E
Beautiful. Looks great!
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As always APF is great to work with. Processing times were quick and the plants all arrived well-packaged and healthy. The Ludwigia Needle Leaf was a nice big bunch about 6 inches tall. Some of the stalks were already developing roots, which was nice, so I haven't had to re-plant any of them (some stem plants have come uprooted, but not these.) Super happy! I don't expect it to turn red in my low-tech setup, but I really just wanted a nice interesting taller plant, which this looks to be!
N
Another excellent delivery from APF. These plants came in net cups with rockwool protecting the stem base and roots. They had zero issues transferring from the rockwool to my substrate and the plants are starting to color up and taking on their true underwater growth pattern.
V
Plants came in virtually intact. Good packaging, excellent updates on shipmemt, even arrival. Very happy with quality and service. Well done!
J
These can in so healthy and most of the plant was ready to go (already in its submersed state). That was great. Much better than other places I’ve purchased from.
M
This plant has done wonders providing color to my aquarium.
K
So I originally stuck with cultures but I moved onto stems from the site and they have not disappointed. Already growing wonderfully
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