Family and genus of phoenia

Eichhornia crassipes is a floating herb, which belongs to the genus Eichhornia in the family Polygonaceae

Origin of phoenix eye blue

Crested eye blue is native to Brazil. Due to the control of biological natural enemies, it is only scattered in the water body as an ornamental population. In 1844, it was known as "the lilac corolla beautifying the world" at the American Expo. Since then, Eichhornia crassipes has been introduced and cultivated as an ornamental plant

It is widely distributed in the Yangtze River, Yellow River Basin and South China provinces. Born in ponds, ditches and rice fields 200-1500 meters above sea level, it has also been widely grown in tropical Asia

Morphological characteristics of phoenix eye blue

Floating herb, 30-60 cm high. Fibrous roots developed, brown black, up to 30 cm. The stem is very short, with long stolons. The stolons are light green or purplish. They grow into new plants after being separated from the mother plant

The petals of phoenix eye blue are purple blue, the Corolla is slightly symmetrical on both sides, light purplish red around, blue in the middle, there is a yellow round spot in the center of the blue, and the base of the perianth is combined into a tube

The flowering period of phoenix eye blue is from July to October and the fruiting period is from August to November