How to grow Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

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Grows better in fresh water and in brackish water it start showing chlorosis and eventually dies.

How long does Water hyacinth take to grow?

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Water hyacinth Etymology

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.

Other names for Water hyacinth

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

Footnotes

¹ The five worst invasive plant species in the world

² Missouri Botanical Garden

³ Wikipedia entry

⁴ Kew Gardens | World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

⁵ California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. A Dictionary of Botanical and Biographical Etymology. Compiled by Michael L. Charters

⁶ The Botanary at Dave’s Garden

⁷ wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes