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| Eichhornia crassipes Family: Pontederiaceae Water Hyacinth Origin: South America        Water hyacinth, is a distinctive floating plant that is suitable for indoor ponds and large open aquariums. It is also used as a summer plant in European garden ponds. Its size depends on the nutrients in the water and the light intensity. In open aquariums containing pure water it forms decorative miniature plants. It is now distributed all over the tropics and has become a menace, covering lake surfaces. In favourable conditions it forms an amazingly beautiful hyacinth-like flower. Similar plants: |  |
| David Jenks Sturgeon Bay WI usa USDA Zone:4-5 30 Jun 2011 | Although invasive... due to its huge appetite for heavy metal uptake, when under "controlled" conditions, is used in upstream aquaculture sanitation systems in Louisana and California. Albeit maybe a slightly less warmer habitat and with the same less vorashous growth too, it uses bees to pollenate, birds and bats to mitigate mosquito larvae, and mow the green growth periodically to add to the compost brown which then moves on in the process to mix with the hydrated sludge remainder product, which, at this point is a little plastic-jelloey (not granular), but will help it break down for garden or highway application. 6-30-11 dj |
| Paula J Baickle Jacksonville USDA Zone:8 9 Aug 2008 | I want to mention that these plants are considered invasive in Florida. It is illegal to use them here. |
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