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Yeah, they really don't like our climate other than a few short months of the year. Get them too early in spring and they die, and by the end of September they are toast with the cooler temps.
They are annuals here in the PNW and die out in early fall. During the growing season though, they do multiply quickly. They make excellent natural water filters for ponds and help keep algea under control. I have not been able to keep one alive in the house over winter.
Nice flowers! I've seen the plants on many occasions, but never the flowers before. A buddy of mine used to over winter a number of them in his greenhouse. Eventually, heating costs got too great so he closed the gh down. If I'm recalling correctly, he still managed to overwinter a few plants indoors in a lighted fish tank to "seed" his outdoor pond come warm weather.
Water hyacinth are great in ponds! I have them in mine. Soaks up nutrients like nobody's business. And with those flowers who can resist them! They will grow in lower light than lilies, too.
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