Water hyacinth and water lily questions
 

Thanks to everyone who answered my questions!

I cut them apart and now I have all these little plants!


"Scott Teetsel" wrote in message
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I have 2 water hyacinths I bought at a local nursery about a month ago or
so. They have grown and are "branching" out into smaller plants, however,
they do not seem to want to break away. Will they or should they? Should
I
cut them apart?

I also have some water lilies I just planted. They are growing new
leaves,
but only one is green. The rest are more of a brownish/red. Is this
normal? I haven't put any fertilizer in them yet, was going to do so this
week.

Thanks!
Scott

Water hyacinth and water lily questions
 

I leave mine together because they seem to bunch and bloom better. They like to
be really crowded. They also seem to get a lot taller that way. But it is to
each his own!!

Water hyacinth and water lily questions
 

Rec.ponds has a theory that water hyacinths won't bloom until they feel they
are in danger. Crowding and shallow water seem to bring out the 'save the
species' behavior.


k30a

Water hyacinth and water lily questions
 

I agree, the only time I break them apart is to throw them away because I
have to many. I had 50 odd blooms at one time lat year. They do like
shallow water and crowded areas!

Lisa
http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001

"LRobi31070" wrote in message
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I leave mine together because they seem to bunch and bloom better. They
like to
be really crowded. They also seem to get a lot taller that way. But it is
to
each his own!!