Water lettuce an invasive weed?

[Hound Heaven]

apparently water lettuce can take over. Wow! I never would have imagined this. Thats a LOT of material to compost.

 

[Stephen Noble]

It is a wonderful, beneficial plant but does grow like crazy. Sadly, we can't have it here in Florida. Oh well.

 

[addy1]

I had some once, it died, not enough nutrients for it.

 

[Hound Heaven]

I had some once, it died, not enough nutrients for it.

Same here.

 

[j.w]

Same here.

Mine never made it either, gave up on it living here.

 

[WaterXscapes]

It was added to Ohio's invasive species list in '23/'24 despite our growing zone & winters.

 

[Lisak1]

It was added to Ohio's invasive species list in '23/'24 despite our growing zone & winters.

We can’t buy it in Chicago either - so dumb as that and floating hyacinth both turn to mush here as soon as the weather drops below 40 degrees.

 

[SarahT]

We can’t buy it in Chicago either - so dumb as that and floating hyacinth both turn to mush here as soon as the weather drops below 40 degrees.

I think it's beause so many waterways are connected and seeds, etc can move with the birds and currents, even from Chicago southward, perhaps? Here (Tampa, FL area), I've seen it appear in water it hasn't been before and go crazy out of control. A good research project ... some day.

 

[Lisak1]

I think they areas that are overrun are overrun - they need no help from us here in the frozen tundra! Purchase is banned in Chicago, but I can drive two minutes out of the city and buy all I want. It's just bureacrats being bureacratic.

 

[GBBUDD]

thats what gets my goat these so called leaders have absolutely no clue what they are doing water lettus stands zero chance of survival in cold climates even with the warm winter we had in 2022 not one scrap od water lettus or hyacytn survived and they multiplied like rabbits

 

[Lisak1]

Best part is they probably won some ecological award for saving the planet for their brave stance against the scary floating plants.