Grows better in fresh water and in brackish water it start showing chlorosis and eventually dies.
These estimates for how long Water hyacinth takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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The genus Eichhornia is named after Johann Albrecht Friedrich Eichhorn (1779-1856), Prussian Minister of Education and Public Welfare, court advisor and politician5. The species name crassipes means “thick foot”6.
Common water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Pontederia crassipes, Piaropus crassipes, Piaropus mesomelas, Eichhornia speciosa, Pontederia elongata, Heteranthera formosa, Eichhornia crassicaulis, Pontederia crassicaulis, Eichhornia cordifolia
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