Does Water Hyacinth survive freezing?

[Mike Patterson]

Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
will it come back if I leave it?

Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?

The water lettuce seems to have survived, though it looks a bit pale
now.

TIA
Mike Patterson
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"I always wanted to be somebody...I should have been more specific..." - Lily Tomlin

[Gareee©]

"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
> will it come back if I leave it?
>
> Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?

Good question.. I HAD freezing and ice, but today it's frickin 70 degrees!
(And this is in the mountains in NC!)

What a weird year of weather we had...


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[Derek Broughton]

Mike Patterson wrote:

> Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
> will it come back if I leave it?

No. That's why it's not a pest in northern climes.
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derek

[Mike Patterson]

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:00:38 -0400, Derek Broughton
> wrote:

>Mike Patterson wrote:
>
>> Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
>> will it come back if I leave it?
>
>No. That's why it's not a pest in northern climes.

Thanks Derek.

I thought that possibly 1/2" of ice wasn't enough to kill it dead,
just scare it into hibernation. :-)

I'll scoop it out this afternoon.

Mike

Mike Patterson
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[~ Windsong ~]

"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
> will it come back if I leave it?

$$ No. It will rot and foul the water. Remove them.

> Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?
> The water lettuce seems to have survived, though it looks a bit pale
> now.

$$ The water lettuce I have dies after a heavy frost. I keep some
overwinter in a indoor fish tank.
A few days after our last frostdate I put "half" out in the ponds
just-in-case. The other half goes out May 1st.
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Carol.... the frugal ponder...in zone 6 TN.
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[Benign Vanilla]

"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
> will it come back if I leave it?
>
> Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?
>
> The water lettuce seems to have survived, though it looks a bit pale
> now.

In my experience, once WH get frozen or frosted, they die, sink and rot. My
neighbor has successfully sunk some below the ice and had them survive, but
I have not.


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[Phisherman]

Maybe, maybe not. It survived last year's freeze and came back with a
vengeance last summer and covered 3/4 of the pond. It all looks dead
now, but I'm not certain. (E. Tennessee)

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:51:57 -0500, Mike Patterson
> wrote:

>Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
>will it come back if I leave it?
>
>Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?
>
>The water lettuce seems to have survived, though it looks a bit pale
>now.
>
>TIA
>Mike Patterson
>Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>"I always wanted to be somebody...I should have been more specific..." - Lily Tomlin

[Ka30P]

Water Hyacinth is a tropical plant.
And can be a real pest in warmer climates.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200412200565.html


kathy

[Crashj]

On or about Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:19:31 -0600, "~ Windsong ~"
> wrote something like:
<>
>$$ The water lettuce I have dies after a heavy frost. I keep some
>overwinter in a indoor fish tank.

I tried that; the fish in that tank loved it. All gone now.
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Crashj