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Water hyacinth.
Pontederia crassipes
Pronunciación pon-te-DEER-ee-uh KRAS-ih-peez
También se conoce como Water-hyacinth, floating water-hyacinth
This floating aquatic plant is famous for its beautiful lavender flowers and bulbous, air-filled leaf stalks. It grows quickly in warm water and helps keep ponds clean by absorbing excess nutrients. Just keep an eye on it, as it can spread very fast in the right conditions.
De un vistazo
- Nivel de cuidados
- Fácil
- Tipo de planta
- Aquatic perennial
- Luz
- Full sun to partial shade
- Luz en interior
- Sol directo
- Riego
- Cada 0 días
- Tamaño adulto
- 1 to 2 feet tall
- Ritmo de crecimiento
- Rápido
Cuidados
Place this plant in a sunny spot with plenty of nutrients in the water. Watch for yellowing leaves, which often signal a lack of nutrients or too much crowding. It is a floating plant, so it does not need to be planted in soil.
- Riego
- This plant lives directly in water and does not require traditional watering.
- Abonado
- If the water is low in nutrients, use a specialized aquatic plant fertilizer once a month.
- Poda
- Trim back dead leaves and remove excess plants every couple of weeks to prevent them from taking over the entire surface.
- Trasplante
- Since it floats freely, you do not need to repot this plant.
- Suelo
- None, it is a floating aquatic plant
- pH del suelo
- 6.0 to 8.0
Seguridad
- Mascotas
- This plant is considered non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Cómo identificarla
- Glossy, rounded, leathery green leaves
- Swollen, spongy, air-filled leaf stalks
- Showy spikes of lavender flowers
- Feathery, dark purple underwater roots
Ciencia
- Familia
- Pontederiaceae
- Género
- Pontederia
- Orden
- Commelinales
- Clase
- Liliopsida
Taxonomía cotejada con GBIF.
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