You've heard of water hyacinth, but have you ever seen one in bloom? Let me tell you, the water hyacinths blooming in patches on the water are beautiful. Blue-purple trumpet-shaped flowers with bright yellow spots in the center shaped like phoenix eyes. It was introduced to my country as a flower in 1901, and also has another beautiful Chinese name, Eichhornia . Is this name more poetic? Its petiole is very strange, like a gourd, it floats the whole plant on the water. This is where the name water hyacinth comes from. Which name do you prefer? Welcome to tell me in the comment area.
Water hyacinth is native to the Amazon in South America. In 1884, it was brought to a gardening exposition in the United States. With its unique attitude, it won the title of "the lavender corolla that beautifies the world". Since then, it has traveled across the oceans, carrying this beauty with it. The identity is spread across 62 countries around the world.
We all say that water hyacinth is bad and is an invasive species. But apart from blocking the waterway, it is not as useless as people think. On the contrary, it has vast magical powers and is an aquatic plant with two sides: "good and evil".
one, sewage purification.
Do you know how powerful water hyacinth is in purifying it? Experiments have shown that one hectare of water hyacinth can absorb the nitrogen and phosphorus emitted by 800 people in a day, and can also remove toxic metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury, and silver in sewage. Its roots are like a brush, with strong adsorption effect, making it a real dirt-cleaning expert. However, due to its super absorption capacity, after it dies and rots in pieces, it forms a layer with high content of heavy metals, which directly kills benthic organisms. Therefore, it must be salvaged in time to avoid becoming a "source of pollution."
2. Animal feed
The strong vitality of water hyacinth prompted it to be promoted again. In the 1930s, it was introduced into China as livestock and poultry feed. At the same time, it had another more widely circulated name - water hyacinth. What was unexpected was that soon it got out of hand and escaped into the wild. Water hyacinth thrives like a fish in water under the right conditions, and it only takes two weeks for it to double in size.
3. Furniture raw materials
Can water hyacinth be used as furniture? This sounds a bit incredible, but in fact, processed water hyacinth is woven into various furniture and decorations. Not only is the cost lower than rattan and wooden furniture, but it also does not contain formaldehyde. is affordable and can decompose a variety of indoor harmful substances. The gas is water and carbon dioxide , which has a very good purification effect.
Four, papermaking raw materials. In the 1980s, India used its leaves to produce paper products.
Five, edible drinks. The flowers and young leaves of water hyacinth are edible and taste like Chinese cabbage. What should be noted here is that for consumption, water hyacinth grown in clear water must be picked. If it is water hyacinth grown in sewage, it must not be eaten. In Malaysia local indigenous people eat it as a vegetable. In addition, a company in Hubei has produced water hyacinth functional drinks, which I heard are very popular.
Six, garden landscaping
This seemingly graceful aquatic plant with blue-purple flowers is like a green blanket covering the water. It is a good choice as a corner of waterscape decoration, but its density must be controlled to avoid causing hypoxia to other aquatic animals and plants.
These beautiful and demonized flowers have sounded the alarm to us - the biological chain formed by nature over millions of years should not be changed at will.
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All in all, whether water hyacinth is harmful depends on its proportion and reasonable planning. Don't treat it blindly. If a species loses control in a foreign country, it must have escaped some kind of restriction. Human beings have an unshirkable responsibility in the process of species.
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