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

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!!

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

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!!