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 invasive. Do not put in natural water ways or in places that flood waters could carry to natural water ways.
Requires abundant sunlight and warm temperatures; long, feathery, dangling roots; spreads by stolons;
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Aurea
- Major
- Aurea
- Aurea , Major
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Aurea
- Major
- Aurea
- Aurea , Major
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pontederia
- Species:
- crassipes
- Family:
- Pontederiaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Tropical America
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Water Plant
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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
