I have yet to see the difference between a Eichhornia azurea and a Eichhornia crassipes.
Azurea is supposedly "anchored" making i...Read Moret a different species than crassipes. I say azurea is nothing more that a water hyacinth stuck in the mud, "crassipes" is the SAME plant...just free floating. They don't reproduce from seed or bulbs, if someone can grow one from a seed I'll eat my hat. They are NOT poisonous and in fact are edible. I've been growing them for 35 years, and selling them in the US "legally" for years to states that allow ponders to have them. LOTS of misinformation out there about this awesome pond plant. There is also supposed to be yet a third species of Eichhornia found in the US known as the "Brazilian water hyacinth"....I have yet to see this one also but it's a little more believable than the anchored and floating versions being two different plants.
The sale, transportation, purchase, and cultivation of this species is federally prohibited throughout the US. "Although outlawed, some s...Read Morepecies on the Federal Noxious Weeds List have been introduced inten- tionally through aquatic garden and aquarium plant sales and distributed at swap meets." http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/outla...
Ten states have also prohibited the sale and transport of this species, but the federal law covers all 50 states.
Do you want to get your information from scofflaws?
Coral Springs, FL (Zone 10b) | May 2010 | positive
I love this plant. The flower is amazing. But they do multiply quickly so please do not release these plants into any waterways. They ...Read Morecan cause a major problem and we don't want them to restrict this plant into extinction.
I love it with it's little air bladders. Spreads nicely, pretty lavender flowers & not at all invasive here. Turns to mush at the first g...Read Moreood freeze. I have tried to overwinter a few plants inside in an aquarium under fluorescents but they don't make it so I buy new plants each year.
Los Alamos, NM (Zone 5a) | November 2008 | negative
This beautiful plant is a major problem to navigation in Louisiana and Mississippi at a minimum. They grow so fast and so tightly that ...Read Morewaterways often have to be dredged to get rid of them. As I understand, this plant was imported for the World's Fair decades ago and escaped. It thrives in southern waters.
I grow it as an annual in my small water pot in full sun. For some reason, it only blooms when the weather here gets very hot (which is...Read More rare). Will not tolerate cool daytime temps, when it doesn't get much over 70. Turns to mush when it isnlt hot enough. Good (for me, in the above conditions) ONLY from June-early September.
Although this plant can cause chaos when left unchecked, it is quite spectacular when in bloom. The plants that I have anchored in my bo...Read Moreg reward me with beautiful blooms. Plants that are allowed to float freely in my pond have never bloomed. The Hyacinths took a pounding this winter from the freeze, but even though they looked dead, they revived with leaps and bounds. CAUTION: When thinning out, make sure to dispose of unwanted plants in a closed container for trash pickup. Do not, under any circumstances, allow the plant to grow outside of your supervision; they can completely suffocate ponds and lakes.
Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | December 2006 | negative
Anchored Water Hyacinth, Peacock Hyacinth Eichhornia azurea is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive noxiou...Read Mores plant. It is prohibited in Texas.
These plants have volunteered in our Lily pond. They are growing in competition with the Cattails. These are over 3 feet tall, and very...Read More lush. We have a berm all the way around the pond, and none can escape on their own. We suspect some portion of one of these plants was attached to a purchased Water Lily.
Woodland Park, CO (Zone 4b) | November 2004 | negative
U. S. FEDERALLY LISTED NOXIOUS WEED.
Not allowed for import to the US and not allowed in any interstate or intrastate transportat...Read Moreion without a specific permit from USDA APHIS PPQ (Plant Protection and Quarantine).
I have yet to see the difference between a Eichhornia azurea and a Eichhornia crassipes.
Azurea is supposedly "anchored" making i...Read More
The sale, transportation, purchase, and cultivation of this species is federally prohibited throughout the US. "Although outlawed, some s...Read More
I love this plant. The flower is amazing. But they do multiply quickly so please do not release these plants into any waterways. They ...Read More
We grow a few in our koi pond and they do wonderful until the first freeze. They create a nice green floating carpet and on occassion we get blooms
I love it with it's little air bladders. Spreads nicely, pretty lavender flowers & not at all invasive here. Turns to mush at the first g...Read More
This beautiful plant is a major problem to navigation in Louisiana and Mississippi at a minimum. They grow so fast and so tightly that ...Read More
I grow it as an annual in my small water pot in full sun. For some reason, it only blooms when the weather here gets very hot (which is...Read More
Although this plant can cause chaos when left unchecked, it is quite spectacular when in bloom. The plants that I have anchored in my bo...Read More
Anchored Water Hyacinth, Peacock Hyacinth Eichhornia azurea is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive noxiou...Read More
These plants have volunteered in our Lily pond. They are growing in competition with the Cattails. These are over 3 feet tall, and very...Read More
U. S. FEDERALLY LISTED NOXIOUS WEED.
Not allowed for import to the US and not allowed in any interstate or intrastate transportat...Read More