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Ludwigia alternifolia
Ludwigia alternifolia
Plant Names
Ludwigia alternifolia
Bushy Seedbox
Ludwigie à feuilles alternes
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolerates medium soil condition
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Bushy Seedbox is an attractive native perennial with bright yellow flowers followed by distinctive cube-shaped seed capsules. It grows best in moist soils around ponds, and wetlands but also tolerates average garden conditions. It tolerates occasional flooding.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Ludwigia alternifolia
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Ludwigia alternifolia
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Oenothera fructicosa (Sundrops Cultivars)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: October
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Ouvrir la gousse, enlever les graines
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Half of one, 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.