Water hyacinth

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:46 am

I've only had this growing in my container for a few weeks now,
and BOY does this thing GROW. Single plants now have 3-4 daughter
plants each - and it isnt even warm yet. By the MAN trip I may have
some extra plants to distribute.

Ltrepeter2000 · Post by **Ltrepeter2000** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:55 am

They say that it has covered a large amount of surface in Lake Victoria because it spreads so fast. Supposedly good for the cichlids there because the fry and juveniles are able to hide in the root structure, which after the introduction of the Nile Perch as a food fish had been a major problem. Species were being wiped out by the Perch and the Water Hyacinth supposedly has slowed that or reversed it in many cases.

RTRJR · Post by **RTRJR** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:49 am

In containers or shallow water, it can root. Then it is really fast growing. As if it wasn't anyway.

Post by **krisw** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:24 am

Frogbite is the same way. Once it roots, look out, it grows fast, and gets huge! The flowers are neat though. I've got some of this water lettuce in my pond too right now, but I haven't noticed tremendous growth yet, but I have noticed the roots getting bigger, longer.

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:17 pm

Ghazanfar Ghori wrote:I've only had this growing in my container for a few weeks now,
and BOY does this thing GROW. Single plants now have 3-4 daughter
plants each - and it isnt even warm yet. By the MAN trip I may have
some extra plants to distribute.

I should have some aquatic Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) to distribute too.

Cheers.
Jim

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:34 pm

DelawareJim wrote:
Ghazanfar Ghori wrote:I've only had this growing in my container for a few weeks now,
and BOY does this thing GROW. Single plants now have 3-4 daughter
plants each - and it isnt even warm yet. By the MAN trip I may have
some extra plants to distribute.
I should have some aquatic Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) to distribute too.

Cheers.
Jim

I'd like to try some of that!

RTRJR · Post by **RTRJR** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:27 pm

Emerse collectoritis?

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:17 am

RTRJR wrote:Emerse collectoritis?

Yes, Im a sick man...

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:16 am

Myosotis scorpioides will grow submersed as well.

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:52 am

Yes, and now that I think of it, I can't for the life of me think of why I didn't bring any to meetings.

Cheers.
Jim

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