I have mine contained in a hula hoop that I wrapped with black electrical tape just because I didn't want a bright pink ring in my pond. I tied fishing line to one edge and the other end to a tent peg that is stuck in the ground outside the pond. The hyacinth will cover the edges of the hoop and can't escape. I put a 4" pond planting basket inside the hoop that is tied to the hoop. It has a hosta in it and some frogbit as I find the frogbit has a tendency to escape the hope and the hosta roots are heavier than hyacinth. I don't have much luck with hyacinth here--probably too cold as they like water warmer than 65F. I use a lot of parrots feather in my pond to give shade and it's a good oxygenator. I have some planted in dirt in a pot just below the waterfall and it has reached the surface now, some in a pot with dirt along the edge and some just tucked bareroot under rocks along the edge. I find it grows much faster than the hyacinth and can tolerate splashing from the waterfall or from aeration. I also find that it grows better for me if planted in dirt--don't know why. The fish won't eat it and it collects algae like the hyacinth but doesn't get that ugly brown bulbs like the hyacinth. I just like the plant better.

looking for these for trade or for postage. i have white allium gets the size of a golf ball and blooms about august or I will pay postage thanks

Hi! I'm looking for someone who lives in So. Cal between Ventura and Los Angeles county for in person trading. It has to be in person because I'm not very good at mailing water plants and having them arrive alive. I have water hyacinth to trade. They are very hardy and over-wintered in the pond. (I know I'm in a warm zone, but this year was our coldest winter. I have tangerine and avocado trees that died this year, and the WH surrived.) I also have some weird water lettuce. They looked like lettuce last summer and I brought one in to live in the aquarium over winter (the outside ones died). Well, they are now flat, linkedleaves, not cupped like lettuce. I'll try to post a picture in the pond gallery. I'm looking for floating plants - floating hearts, parrots feather, etc. Amy

I have some floaters, I have parrots feather, floating heart & sylvania let me know what you would like, I also have Caroline Queen lotus. Kathy