Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)
Other names: Thick-foot
E. crassipes is a tender, vigorous and distinctive floating plant with broad green leaves and beautiful hyacinth-like violet flowers.
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2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aponogeton distachyos (Water hawthorn)
Other names: Hawthorn-scented pondweed , Winter hawthorn, Water hyacinth , Cape asparagus, Cape pondweed
A. distachyos is a semi-evergreen aquatic perennial. It has floating lance-shaped leaves and in spring and again in autumn, it bears racemes of white and purple, sweetly scented flowers.
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1.2m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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