Ludwigia Senegalensis

Veins you can actually see. Ludwigia senegalensis runs a network of dark red veins across brick-red to orange leaves, so the pattern reads as detail rather than a flat block of color — closer to a patterned houseplant than to the usual red stem plant. It is the most distinctive Ludwigia we carry, and the most demanding.

What You'll Receive

• Sold as loose Fresh-cut plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
• Fresh-cut plants | Approx. 6 stems, loose fresh-cut stems without root
• Bunched plants | Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, bundled with foam, and lead weight
• Potted plants | Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, potted with net pot and rockwool

Plant Profile

• Common name — Ludwigia Senegalensis
• Scientific name — Ludwigia senegalensis
• Also known as — Ludwigia sp. 'Guinea', Guinea Ludwigia
• Origin — West Africa
• Placement — Midground to background
• Shipped size — Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems, roughly 4-8 in
• Mature height — 8–16 in
• Suits — 10 gallons and up
• Growth rate — Medium

Care

• Difficulty — Advanced
• Light — Medium to high. The vein pattern and brick-red color both depend on it
• CO₂ — Recommended. In practice this plant rarely performs without it
• Water — 68–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5
• Substrate — Required. Nutrient-rich substrate plus water column dosing
• Growth habit — Amphibious. Also grows emersed
• Propagation — Cuttings — trim side shoots and replant

Grower's Notes

• Stability is the requirement, not any single value. Senegalensis punishes swings in CO₂, temperature and dosing more than it punishes any particular parameter being slightly off. A settled, mature tank suits it; a new one usually does not.
• It throws multiple side shoots readily, so a few stems become a bush faster than most Ludwigia. Trim shoots off to propagate, or leave them for a dense red-orange mass.
• The veining is what you are paying for, and it needs light to show. Under weak lighting the leaves stay plain green and the pattern disappears.
• Plant stems separately with space between them. Crowded, the lower leaves shade out and the pattern is lost exactly where you would see it.
• Frequently confused with Ludwigia glandulosa. They look similar but come from opposite sides of the Atlantic — glandulosa is North American, this is West African.

Want to go deeper? Read our complete Ludwigia Care Guide.

Notes

• Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

At a glance

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Good to know

• Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
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