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| In May, I went to my local pond shop and purchased 6 water hyacinth plants.
I noticed that two of the six plants looked different. The girl helping me noticed too, but just put them in the bag. I planted same in a six foot ring made of black plumbing pipe that I made. It floats in the pond and contains them. It's now August, the hyacinth has been overwhelmed by the water lettuce, which is ok cause it's a pretty green color. Just an observation. hyacinth and water lettuce don't mix! Am I right here? Thanks, Rich |
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| Rich, They have no problem living together but the Hyacinth would like full sun and the Lettuce would like part sun. Hyacinth if crowded will grow tall where Lettuce can't and if they get too crowded the newer plants will stay smaller. Hyacinth like a lot of food and will die off if not enough food is available but the Lettuce will usually just not grow as fast if enough food isn't available. Mike |
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| I have both in my pond, but the lettuce don't seem as green as before, kinda yellowish to light green. Will full sun cause the lettuce to get burned (yellowing)? Thanks, |
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- Posted by ponderpaul 7a (My Page) on Tue, Aug 17, 10 at 21:03
| ???In years past, lettuce has done well, beginning last summer it seems to have just about disappeared in this area - commericial and private and well -- just slowly turns yellow and dies. I may have 1 very small, very yellow plant left????? Hyacinths doing great! Two years ago, we had them probably 3' tall in our bog pond. |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (eyuracleo@hotmail.com) on Wed, Aug 18, 10 at 1:25
| Water lettuce that turns yellowish is probably suffering from coldness. One way that might alleviate the impact of colder weather is to be sure the plant is growing either in very shallow water (one inch or less) or on mud. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pistia
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| I guess nobody understood what I said. The water lettuce is doing great, the hyacinth is gone, mostly. always in full sun after about noon. Or maybe it isn't water lettuce. I don't know, but it is a pretty bright lime green. I like it, what ever it is. Rich |
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