Scientific Name
Eichornia crassipes

Common Name
Water hyacinth


Hardiness: Zones 8-11












Height: 6"
Flower: Pale blue to lavendar flowers with yellow spots on 6" spikes
Foliage: Balloon-like petioles swollen with spongy tissue; rosette of pale green, shiny, rounded leaves
Comments: Requires abundant sunlight and warm temperatures; long feathery dangling roots; spreads by stolons; can become invasive
Cultivars/Species: Major (pinkish lilac flowers); Aurea (yellow flowers)

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