Xela's Garden
Water Hyacinth
Species: Eichhornia Crassipes.
Planted 07.08 Vistabile pond
Bought 07.08 from Cassington Nursery, Oxon for £ ?
A free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America, which is not frost hardy. The leaves are 10-20 cm across, supported above the water surface by long, spongy and bulbous stalks. The feathery, freely hanging roots are purplish black. An erect stalk supports a single spike of 8-15 conspicuously attractive flowers, mostly lavender to pinkish in colour with six petals.One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth reproduces primarily by way of runners or stolons, eventually forming daughter plants. They may also reproduce via seeds. The common water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a vigorous grower known to double its population in two weeks. Great for surface cover and water filtration.
It requires greenhouse protection over winter in Britain. Plants can be grown outdoors in the warmer parts of the year and then be potted up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather
Photos of this plant
Reminders for this plant
Due over 15 years ago:
Pot up
pot up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather. It requires greenhouse protection over winter in Britain
Due about 15 years ago:
Replace in pond
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Due over 14 years ago:
Pot up
pot up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather. It requires greenhouse protection over winter in Britain
Due about 14 years ago:
Replace
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Replace in pond
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Due over 13 years ago:
Pot up
pot up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather. It requires greenhouse protection over winter in Britain
Due about 13 years ago:
Replace
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Due over 12 years ago:
Pot up
pot up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather. give it greenhouse protection over winter
Due almost 12 years ago:
Return to pond
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Due over 11 years ago:
Pot up
pot up in moist compost during long spells of cold weather. give it greenhouse protection over winter
Due about 11 years ago:
Replace in pond
See previous reminder
Due almost 11 years ago:
Replace in pond
Return to pond when all threat of frost has gone.
Due over 10 years ago:
Pot up
See previous reminder
