Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes)
- Hardiness: Zones 8-11
- Height: 6"
- Flower: Pale blue to lavendar flowers with yellow spots on 6" spikes
- Foliage: Balloon-like petioles swollen with spongy tissue; rosette of pale green, shiny, rounded leaves
- Comments: Requires abundant sunlight and warm temperatures; long feathery dangling roots;
- Varieties: Dwarf Hyacinth - grows to 6" - 10" in height; Florida Native Hyacinth - grows to 12" - 18" in height in Alberta
- Invasive in warmer climates
