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Eichhornia crassipes
A beautiful floating aquatic herb, roots profuse at the nodes. Leaves arranged in rosette, spathulate, petiole swollen. Flowers lavender violet in spikes. Fruit obovoid capsule. A troublesome weed, introduced from America, common in all still and moving waters
Kingdom - Plantae
Order - Commelinales
Genus - Eichhornia
Species - crassipes
Category - Free-floating aquatic plant, Herb
Origin / Native - South America, Amazon rainforest
Growth Rate - Fast
Height - Up to 1 feet tall
Spread - Up to 1.2 feet wide
Life Cycle/Type - Perennial
Flowering Season - May, June, July, August, Sept
Foliage & Plant - Green, thick, glossy, ovate, 7.8 inches wide leaves connected with bulbous stalks
Flowers - Medium, showy, Lavender pink color, 6 petals, upper petal is blue, yellow & purple mixed, 8 to 15 flowers connected with single spikes
Roots - Black, submerged in under water
Uses - Medicinal, cuisine, ornamental
Synonym - Eichhornia speciosa
Light Requirement & Care for growth - Full Sun, full moisture, high maintenance
Hazards - Seeds are poisonous
Attracts - Bees
Good For - Water garden, Ponds
Tamil - Aagaya thamarai
Hindi - Jal kumbhi
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Common water hyacinth flower petals
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Eichhornia crassipes flower bud
Eichhornia crassipes flower buds closeup view
Eichhornia crassipes flowers-Close up view
Eichhornia crassipes foliage & petiole
Eichhornia crassipes lamina, seed capsules
Eichhornia crassipes petiole
Eichhornia crassipes solms
Eichhornia speciosa flower spike
Floating eichhornia crassipes
Piaropus crassipes
Pond covered with eichhornia crassipes
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes
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