Water Hyacinth Plant Description How to make my Water Hyacinth Bloom; Video Water Hyacinths (Eichornia Crassipies) on Sale, ship now or later! 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! A true floating plant with roots that hang down in the water, helping to purify and clean the water and also shading the water and helping with algae elimination. Shading the water helps to reduce algae growth and adds cover for fish. When Water Hyacinths take up nutrients from the water, it starves out the algae. Reminder! All plants have different requirements! Water Hyacinths are tropical plants that require warm weather as well as warm water. Water Hyacinths do not tolerate nighttime temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When you place Water Hyacinths on your order and choose Proper Planting Time, we will wait until the weather is warm enough in your area to ship your plants. No planting is necessary, as Water Hyacinths simply 'float' on the surface of the water. Water Hyacinths grow well in full sun to part shade and are great for use in a bio-filter. When you buy water hyacinth-- be sure never to release them in natural waterways, even in the north, as we have found seeds germinating the following spring. Water Hyacinths are only one of the many aquatic plants for sale at Pond Megastore! Water Hyacinths are illegal is several states! If Water Hyacinths are illegal in your state and you choose to try and order these, a substitute legal plant of our choosing will be sent in its place. Illegal in AL, AR, AZ, FL, ID, LA, MS, NE, SC, TX, WI, and the city of Chicago. If Water Hyacinths are illegal in your state and you choose to try and order these, a substitute legal plant of our choosing will be sent in its place. We are often asked, 'Where can I buy water hyacinths in these states?' The answer is, ' You should not be able to find w