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Primrose
Creeper
Ludwigia peploides
(Ludwig'ia)
©
2001 Jeff Abbas
Category:
Groundcovers
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Perennial
Bloom Colors:
Yellow
Bloom Time:
June - August
Sun
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Spread:
1 to 2 feet
Mature Height: 18" to 24"
/ 45cm to 60cm
Water Depth:
can
have anywhere from 0 to 6 inches of water over
the soil.
Nativity:
Native U.S.
Hardy
zone 5 to 10
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This
beautiful wildflower can be found at the edges of
ponds, creeks and swamps, and are found in the wild
from South America to the United States. Flowers
are a delightful 1 inch (10-20 mm.) sunflower yellow.
These plants are easy to grow, just put them into
a pond. Do not expect a large bush, Water Primrose
is a very vigorous growing plant that
carpets the edges of ponds with creeping or floating,
branching stems, which grow up to a foot high, covered
with glossy, oval leaves, which grow up to an inch
in length. The leaves are light green on top and
creamy green beneath. The foliage that grows above
the water may be darker green tinted with red. It
produces cup-shaped, yellow flowers that
persist all summer long .
They begin blooming in June
and finish up in September, making it a very long
bloomer. and
can be quite aggressive in some areas.
This
plant is extremely invasive and
is best suited for larger ponds unless one has the
time to keep it trimmed back. It has a tendency
to take over the pond as the stems creep into the
water.
General
Culture: Grow these plants in 1- to 5-gallon containers,
depending on their eventual height, filled with
rich loam or clay-based soil. Primrose Creepers
need shallow water, they tolerate full sun and no
drainage.
Propagation:
These plants may be divided or rooted stem cuttings
may be planted.
Kingdom
Plantae
-- Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
-- Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta
-- Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta
-- Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida
-- Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Onagraceae
-- Evening Primrose family
Genus Ludwigia
L. -- primrose-willow P
Species Ludwigia
peploides (Kunth) Raven -- floating primrose-willow
P
Contains 3 subspecies and 3 accepted taxa overall
Down one level
Subspecies Ludwigia
peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. glabrescens (Kuntze)
Raven -- floating primrose-willow P
Subspecies Ludwigia
peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. montevidensis (Spreng.)
Raven -- floating primrose-willow P
Subspecies Ludwigia
peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. peploides -- floating
primrose-willow P |
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