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Lythraceae
Ammannia octandra
Ammannia octandra
Also known as Ammannia coccinea, Ammannella linearis, Diplostemon octandrus, Nesaea octandra
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Aquatic · Wetland · Tropical · Bog · Semi-Aquatic · Marginal Plant · South Asia · Lythraceae · Rare · Marsh
Ammannia octandra is a semi-aquatic wetland herb native to South and Southeast Asia that thrives in consistently moist to wet soil. It prefers partial shade and warm, humid conditions typical of tropical marshes and pond margins. This species is rarely cultivated outside of specialty botanical collections and is best suited to bog gardens or aquatic setups.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out · Every 2-3 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–5.9
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bangladesh, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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