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Water hyacinth.
Pontederia crassipes
Prononciation pon-te-DEER-ee-uh KRAS-ih-peez
Aussi appelée 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.
En un coup d'œil
- Niveau d'entretien
- Facile
- Type de plante
- Aquatic perennial
- Lumière
- Full sun to partial shade
- Lumière en intérieur
- Soleil direct
- Arrosage
- Tous les 0 jours
- Taille adulte
- 1 to 2 feet tall
- Croissance
- Rapide
Entretien
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.
- Arrosage
- This plant lives directly in water and does not require traditional watering.
- Engrais
- If the water is low in nutrients, use a specialized aquatic plant fertilizer once a month.
- Taille
- Trim back dead leaves and remove excess plants every couple of weeks to prevent them from taking over the entire surface.
- Rempotage
- Since it floats freely, you do not need to repot this plant.
- Sol
- None, it is a floating aquatic plant
- pH du sol
- 6.0 to 8.0
Sécurité
- Animaux
- This plant is considered non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Comment l'identifier
- Glossy, rounded, leathery green leaves
- Swollen, spongy, air-filled leaf stalks
- Showy spikes of lavender flowers
- Feathery, dark purple underwater roots
Science
- Famille
- Pontederiaceae
- Genre
- Pontederia
- Ordre
- Commelinales
- Classe
- Liliopsida
Taxonomie vérifiée avec le GBIF.
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