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Ludwigia peruviana
Also called Water Primrose, Peruvian Primrosebush, Primrose Willow
Peruvian primrose-willow is a fast-growing aquatic or semi-aquatic shrub with simple yellow flowers, native to tropical South America. It thrives in wet or waterlogged soil and can become invasive in wetlands.
Ludwigia peruviana, with the common names Peruvian primrose-willow or Peruvian water primrose, is an aquatic, sometimes deciduous species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. It can grow to approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) in height. While native to Peru, it has been introduced in many other countries for its attractive simple yellow flowers, it is now a common weed in swampy areas around the world.
Water Primrose · Large-flower primrose-willow · Water Primrose · Seedbox · Ludwigia inclinata · Marsh seedbox · Hairy primrose-willow · Creeping primrose-willow
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ludwigia peruviana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
