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Water Hyacinth

Pontederia crassipes

Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

lilac

What actually matters with this one

Beautiful and invasive. Keep it in contained ponds only, and never let it reach a waterway.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 9-11
Height
40 cm
Flowers
Summer
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.