Can water Hyacinth be winterized?

[MoonShadows]

Nope

 

[mgmine]

I don't think darkness and cold are friends of Water Hyacinth

You never know until you give it a try. If you were dealing with a $100 lotus then you would want to be carful but with water hyacinth what do you have to loose.

 

[Gemma]

You never know until you give it a try. .

That's true, but when I look at a water Hyacinth, it seems to me that they are built to float and stay above water level, so I doubt they would be ok being entirely submerged for 6-7 months, not to mention at freezing temps....of course I could be wrong!

 

[j.w]

Give it a try and report back @mgmine and if it works, good deal!

 

[Angel]

I plan on getting 1 and put in a 10g aquraim with other plants with a few minnows

 

[j.w]

Will be interesting to see who's make and if they thrive afterwards in the pond.

 

[Gemma]

Will be interesting to see who's make and if they thrive afterwards in the pond.

I'll keep a log of mine! I can see it is way greener than when I picked it from the pond, I'm thinking it's the Miracle Grow!

 

[Gemma]

Here is my experiment
I can see that the algae like Miracle Grow too!

 

[Angel]

was gonna try realized in a 10g tank i may not be able to but brought my corkscrew in and a piece of creeping along with 4 minnows. and yes that's

my pond water in the aquarium

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Let us know how it goes Angel

 

[Angel]

added anchoris and 4 trap doors

 

[Gemma]

Update on my Water Hyacinth I brought in to try saving it for the winter....well it does not look so good!
the bottom leaves are rotting and no new roots seem to be growing...I will give it a little longer, but I'm pretty sure it's almost dead

 

[j.w]

@Gemma does not sound like a pretty sight

 

[Gemma]

@Gemma does not sound like a pretty sight

I know, I had high hopes but I have to be realistic!
The umbrella palm on the other end is doing fantastic, has put out two new leaves since I brought it in and has beautiful root growth

 

[j.w]

@Gemma I have heard tho if even the tiniest bit of green left on the Hyacinth it might still make it but if it turns all brown into mush then no hope. Good that your palm likes it inside. I have an European Palm that I bring inside each winter but it will get too big one day. Some say they will survive outdoors here but I'm not so sure about that. I'll keep it as long as I can and then one day plant it outdoors forever and it will just have to live or die. Picked a seed off a plant at Costco several years ago and that's how it came to be