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08-29-2011, 06:28 AM

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tealfalcon

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wow what a pretty flower

08-29-2011, 06:43 AM

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Sewfine

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Beautiful plant. Never heard of a water hyacinth.

08-29-2011, 06:53 AM

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dphelps

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I can remember as a child walking home from elementary school seeing a pond full of hyacinths and have always thought they were beautiful. Love this one's color.Maybe you should create an applique pattern of one.Would love to see it.

08-29-2011, 08:28 AM

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labug

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beautiful

08-29-2011, 09:07 AM

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Sandee

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I have some in my pond, too, but they aren't blooming yet...

08-29-2011, 11:04 AM

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SUZAG

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Are these as fragrant as regular hyacinths?

08-29-2011, 11:12 AM

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doll-lady

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it it very pretty. i don't think it lives through the cold winter, does it?

08-29-2011, 11:24 AM

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debcavan

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Oh pretty, what a treat to see

08-29-2011, 11:26 AM

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Ramona Byrd

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Originally Posted by cheaha39

Loved your picture, enjoy your water hyacinth, but please don't let them get into a creek, natural pond or lake. They are invasive and hard to control.

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My opinion also, these are lovely but VERY invasive. Even watch them in ponds, birds can and have taken a cutting or seeds on their feet and washed them off in lakes and streams.

08-29-2011, 12:20 PM

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katz_n_kwiltz

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Suzag- they are floaters, i dont believe they smell, but they are beautiful, when the sun shines on em, it looks like iris, very pretty, they are in my pond.
katz