Water Hyacinth Varieties. The fibrous rooted free floating plant with its vibrant violet flower had been brought to the Botanical Garden in West Bengal in 1896 by Lady Hastings for its aesthetic value. It helps starve out algae by removing excess pond nutrients as well as providing valuable shade which restricts algae growth and keeps pond water.
Water hyacinth can grow to a height of 05 m. The common water hyacinth E. Water Hyacinths Eichornia Crassipies Water Hyacinths are lovely emerald-green aquatic plants with bulbous foliage and pretty lavender blooms one of the loveliest and one of the most popular of all floating water plants.
Eichhornia paniculata or Brazilian water hyacinth is smaller and less invasive.
The common water hyacinth E. One of the most popular and recognizable floating pond plant. Eichhornia azurea PDF Eichhornia crassipes PDF. AquaLeaf Aquatics 3 Water Lettuce - Easy Live Floating Pond Plants 1995.