Water Hyacinth Pontederia crassipes
Previously known as:
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Phonetic Spelling
- pon-te-DARE-ee-uh KRASS-ih-peez
- Description
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Though the flower is beautiful the water hyacinth plant is extremely aggressive and spreads by stolons. Do not put in natural waterways or in places that floodwaters could carry to natural waterways.
It requires abundant sunlight and warm temperatures. It has showy purple flowers and long, feathery, dangling roots.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Aurea'
- 'Major'
- 'Aurea'
- 'Aurea', 'Major'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Aurea'
- 'Major'
- 'Aurea'
- 'Aurea', 'Major'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pontederia
- Species:
- crassipes
- Family:
- Pontederiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Tropical America
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Water Plant
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Description:
- Pale blue to lavender flowers with yellow spots on 6 in. spikes
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Balloon-like petioles swollen with spongy tissue; rosette of pale green, shiny, rounded leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Weedy
