When will my Water Hyacinths bloom??

Question

I have a small fish pond in my backyard. In it I have one Water Lily that is doing great (got my first bloom this week!!), some Water Lettuce, and a bunch of Water Hyacinths. The Hyacinths seem to be doing well, I started out with three in the spring and now there are more than four times that amount. I am anxiously waiting for them to bloom, but I don't see any signs of buds, they just keep multiplying. Can anyone give me an idea of when they will bloom, if they will bloom, or anything I can do to make them bloom?? Thanks!

Answer 1

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Finally someone besides me didn't know the answer. I found out sometimes what can stop them. The goldfish and koi eat the new white roots and that can sometimes can prevent them from blooming.
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In the water garden news I discovered koi can become sunburned and that the fish (all) like slices of oranges and grapefruit. Something I did not know.
This is the first year my water hyacinths bloomed profusely I kept them out of the pond until they had a chance to multiply and bloom, I finally put them in the pond and they are straggly looking everytime I go out to feed the hyacinths are bobbing up and down from the fish.
I slice the fruit and then cut those in half.
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Answer 2

You said you have a small pond--if you aren't careful, the hyacinths will take over and they will crowd out all of your other plants--not only that--they cause a lot of dead material to be deposited on the bottom of the pond which isn't good for its overall health. And it can be smelly.

We have a huge problem here in Florida with hyacinths because they are so prolific and have gotten out of hand, clogged waterways, lakes and rivers. So, if you must have them, grow them in a container by themselves and thin them. Throw the unwanted ones in the trash. They need to have at least 6 hours of direct sunlight to bloom as do waterlilies and they need a fairly temperate climate.

Good luck!

Answer 3

dont know where you live, but here in fla, those things are a real pest ,they try takeing over the lakes andcreeks, and it is aginst the law down here, because just like they are spreading in your pond, think how a large wild lake will get, the state and county has to take boats out 2 or 3 time a year and spray all the will water ways or they will be nothing but thost green monsters blocking out the sunlite, fish die, nothig lives without sunlite , well almost, , i say watch them pull out some and if you like a few , just do not let them take over your little pretty pond. try lake grass or fern fish love that because the bait breed in there i lke water lillies of different styles also, nice flowers when the bloom

Answer 4

In the Philippines, these water hyacinths were once considered pest, but its changing now. We are able to dry these water hyacinth to fibers that are used to make hyacinth leatherf for bags, folders and book covers; , straws to weave bags, baskets, wine holders, lampshades, etc. and beautiful furniture like rattan furniture. You can google hyacinth furniture to see photos of these fabulous furniture we export. These furniture are very expensive and yet made out of "trash". In guess, weaving them is the expensive part. But I'm glad raw material used is like picking grass on your lawn.

Answer 5

Are they in flowing water? Hyacinths like steadily moving water and milder temperatures.

Answer 6

SUN! that is what those need! at my school, ours would bloom nearly all summer while they were in the sun but would hardly when kept inside in the shade. there has to be at least six hours of sunlight hitting them per day in order to flower the way it sounds like you want them to. hope this helps :)

Answer 7

They should bloom soon. I think that you can go to your local nursery and find food for your plants.