🌿 Ludwigia arcuata Vitro Culture® – Narrow-Leaf Stem Plant with Brilliant Red Tones

Bring vibrant color and fine texture to your aquascape with Ludwigia arcuata, an elegant narrow-leaved stem plant prized for its slender form and striking transition from bright green to deep red hues when grown submerged under optimal lighting. This adaptable species is a favorite among aquascapers seeking dynamic contrast and movement in planted tanks.

Ludwigia arcuata features thin, needle-like leaves arranged in whorls along gracefully arching stems. When provided with good light and nutrients, its foliage develops stunning orange to intense red shades, creating a dramatic midground or background accent. Its delicate structure sways beautifully in gentle water flow, enhancing the sense of depth and vitality in your layout.

Now available in Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag, this offering is lab-grown under sterile conditions to ensure a pest-free, algae-free start—perfect for shrimp tanks, nature aquariums, and sensitive aquatic setups.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Ludwigia arcuata

• Common Name: Narrow Leaf Ludwigia, Narrow Leaf Repens

• Leaf Shape: Fine, needle-like

• Leaf Color: Bright green when emersed; orange to deep red when submerged

• Growth Form: Upright, slender stems with delicate whorled leaves

• Placement: Midground to background

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

• Light Requirement: Medium to high (high light encourages deep red coloration)

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for best growth and color

• Propagation: Cut healthy stems and replant

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required — thrives in inert substrates with proper liquid fertilization

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages

• Lab-grown under sterile conditions — pest-free, algae-free, and snail-free

• Ideal for shrimp tanks and sensitive aquariums

• Sustainable and eco-friendly — no wild collection

• Healthy, compact plants ready for immediate planting

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Adds vibrant orange to red accents for striking contrast

• Provides vertical structure and fine texture

• Complements broad-leaf plants and mosses beautifully

• Perfect for Dutch-style and nature aquariums

• Creates dynamic movement in flowing water

🪴 What You’ll Receive

• One (1) Vitro Culture® 4-Inch Bag of Ludwigia arcuata

• Yield: Many small healthy stems for planting across your aquascape

⚠️ Disclaimer

Images are for reference only. Actual plant appearance may vary based on lighting and aquarium conditions. Please follow proper acclimation steps when introducing tissue culture plants to your aquarium.

⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Ludwigia arcuata or any other aquarium plants or animals into local waterways. Dispose responsibly to protect natural habitats.

 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.

1. 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 
2. 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.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. 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
3. 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!
4. 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.