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Water hyacinth

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  Posted by Susiepond (U14747840) on Saturday, 17th September 2011

  I bought a water hyachinth for my pond recently and it has three distinct set of leaves, is it possible to divide the plant into three and if so how? Thanks!

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  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Sunday, 18th September 2011

  Cant answer your question but perhaps you would get a better response if you posted it on garden clinic ?

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  Posted by cupcake-roses (U14351200) on Friday, 23rd September 2011

  Hi susie....
  have u only just purchased this...???
  u will find that they will start to rot around this time of the year you can bring them
  into the house and store in a old icecream tub with some water in within the airing cupboard, and the answer to your quessie is yes they can be divided...i normally start with around three and end up with around 40 over summer.
  they will start to form and become bigger break them off they will just grow bigger and puff up more...but you will find that you will loose them if you leave them out from october onwards the cold rots them away!!!
  Good luck...
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  Posted by TomBradbury (U3349234) on Friday, 23rd September 2011

  Do you really put it in the airing cupboard? Surely it's too dark for it in there? I bought two water hyacinths in Spring and on the label it just said it would die in winter so get a new one next year. Can you really keep them overwintered in the airing cupboard? No doubt have o keep topping up the water.

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  Posted by cupcake-roses (U14351200) on Wednesday, 12th October 2011

  Hi i was told too do this but chose to keep mine outside in a small greenhouse over winter and failed they just did the same and rotted away!!! but im sure u could keep them on a windowsill or something like that i would certainly give it a try and havent purchased any this year as not been to garden centres till late in the year but i would certainly keep it in a container even with a small ammount of light google it and have a look i looked on the net and that is what it said keep it warm maybe try one in a container in the Airing cupboard and another in a small see thru tupperware tub or something like that =)..no harm in experimenting..

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Friday, 14th October 2011

  You could probably keep it alive in a mini fish tank with a thermostat but do you really want to? There are better, less invasive native oxygenators and pond plants.
  
  In some warmer parts of the UK and Europe this plant has escaped from gardens and is clogging up waterways. It's useless as food or shelter for our aqautic creatures and insects and can reproduce with alarming speed when happy.
  
  Why not grow pontaderia cordata or water hawthorn and other planst that will host beneficial and/or attractive pond life?

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