Water hyacinths make every garden pond a real eye-catcher. You can also put the plants in the aquarium. There are just a few key points you need to keep in mind.
The tropical water hyacinth is a popular floating plant that can be placed in a pond, other standing body of water, or an aquarium. In a sunny, warm location and with high humidity, it not only gets many leaves in a strong green, it also shows impressive flowers. These are reminiscent of hyacinths and are light purple or steel blue. However, in order for the water hyacinths to start blooming, they need nutrient-rich water, warmth and lots of light.
Planting water hyacinths is so easy
The water hyacinth is ideal for the garden pond. This will quickly create a green cover, because the plant grows very quickly. The conditions in the pond are ideal for this: the water is rich in nutrients and the plant has plenty of space to spread out. Water hyacinths are not frost-resistant, so wait until the water has reached a temperature of at least 15 degrees before planting them. Either use overwintered water hyacinths or buy cheap young plants. The sowing of the plants is laborious and rarely succeeds. So you'd better keep your hands off it.
Just put the plant on the water. It then develops root-like stolons and spongy buoys to hold itself to the water's surface. If you want to keep the water hyacinth in a specific place in the pond, then wait until the shoots are long enough after a few weeks. You can then climb into the pond and weigh down the foothills with stones at the bottom of the pond.
Plant water hyacinth in the aquarium
The conditions in the aquarium are also very good. As with pond planting, the small plants only come on top of the water. If they are a little bigger, you can also press the spurs into the sand at the bottom. Then use lighting to ensure that the plants get enough light. If the normal lighting of the aquarium is not sufficient, add a plant light.
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The aquarium is also an ideal place for water hyacinths to overwinter.
Keeping water hyacinths in the winter garden
Do you have a lot of space in the conservatory? Then set up a large pool of water! With pond plants and floating plants, the pool becomes the focus of the conservatory. Water hyacinths thrive in these conditions. The big advantage: You can overwinter the plants in the tank.
Plant water hyacinths in the aquaterrarium or paludarium
Anyone who is not only enthusiastic about plants of all kinds, but also about water-loving reptiles and amphibians, probably has an aquaterrarium or paludarium at home. The paludarium is a special form of the aquaterrarium. Swamp-like conditions prevail there. Water hyacinths also feel really comfortable in it.