5 Water hyacinth

[adavisus]

Looking for trades of interest for named varieties, hardy or tropical waterlily, iris, canna, daylily etc

Early new plants are good to go to locations with warm climates, 60's+ waters will see them take off at a steady pace.

Take care the hyacinth don't get nipped by late frosts, or hungry hordes of fish don't chobble the roots off...

email preferred: (e-mail address removed)

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/

 

[talal101]

Looking for trades of interest for named varieties, hardy or tropical waterlily, iris, canna, daylily etc

Early new plants are good to go to locations with warm climates, 60's+ waters will see them take off at a steady pace.

Take care the hyacinth don't get nipped by late frosts, or hungry hordes of fish don't chobble the roots off...

email preferred: (e-mail address removed)

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/
View attachment 69018

one of my top favorite plants, unfortunately they rarely if ever bloom here so im stuck with the green part (which I still love but......not as good as blooms)

 

[adavisus]

If you make a cold frame over a tub with water hyacinth you could plant them out when they come onto bud

 

[talal101]

If you make a cold frame over a tub with water hyacinth you could plant them out when they come onto bud

Sorry I'm a little confused here, a cold frame is like a mini greenhouse? and what does come onto bud mean?

 

[adavisus]

Yup, a cold frame is like a greenhouse, the extra warmth that is caused inside will likely be sufficient to make water hyacinth grow strong and form a bud. When you see them budding up you can plonk them in the pond... to view the flower where you want. Thats the convenient thing about water hyacinth, so easy to transplant

 

[talal101]

Yup, a cold frame is like a greenhouse, the extra warmth that is caused inside will likely be sufficient to make water hyacinth grow strong and form a bud. When you see them budding up you can plonk them in the pond... to view the flower where you want. Thats the convenient thing about water hyacinth, so easy to transplant

oh now I understand, thank you, that's a clever idea, I will definitely give it a try.

 

[ashirley]

Where in the Carolinas are you located? I would love to have some hyacinths.
None of mine survived the winter

 

[adavisus]

It got down to a balmy 10°f not far from Raleigh, in one of the coldest Winters on record, typically 5°f below average most months.

Given just two weeks of anything like growing temps am trimming and putting out shiny compact spanking brand new plants tonight

Tilted to pose for a photo of the progress of those nitrate sucking root structures

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/

 

[adavisus]

Blooming size plants available