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Hydrilla grows very fast. If conditions are good, it will grow an inch in one day.
Hydrilla (the perfect lake weed / pond weed) is a perennial, which means the leaves and stems die when the weather gets cold, but the roots continue to live in the soil. When the weather gets warm again, the roots send up new stems and leaves.
Hydrilla spreads through fragmentation, when stems get broken, the pieces can become a new plant.
Hydrilla can also spread when it produces flowers. Hydrilla flowers are tiny and white. They float on the surface, just above the water.
Hydrilla is a fast growing, very competitive plant that can push out other plants, lake weeds, and pond weeds.
Even though Hydrilla causes lots of problems for some species of plants and animals, it can help others by providing cover and shelter. Fish, frogs, turtles, and aquatic insects can all hide in Hydrilla and use it for protection. If the Hydrilla grows too thick, though, these animals may have trouble getting around it.
Some animals that eat Hydrilla include turtles and carp….
Aliases: Water thyme, Florida elodea, Indian starvine, oxygen plant.
Hydrilla is an aquatic plant (lake weed or pond weed) which grows on long stems with many leaves. Hydrilla leaves are about 1/2 inch long with a pointed tip and teeth on the edges. Hydrilla grows very fast. If conditions are good, it will grow an inch in one day. Hydrilla also gets very large. One Hydrilla stem can be over 25 feet long.
Hydrilla (lake weed/ pond weed) can grow and survive in water few inches in depth to up to 20 feet. Hydrilla can grow in just about any clean water, including lakes ponds, river, streams, and marsh.
Fall is the time of year when the aquatic vegetation starts dying off. Frustrated lakeshore owner are often overjoyed to see the lake and pond weeds disappear, hoping they would not have to face the same problem next year.
In reality, the decaying aquatic vegetation creates a layer of muck (nutrient rich compost) which will fuel next year’s lake/ pond weed and algae growth. The weed problem will not go away, but will just intensify. Remove the dead and decaying vegetation out of the water today, save time and money next year.
Fall removal of vegetation sounds like a daunting task but with few simple tools it is easier and cheaper than you might think. WeedRazer (lake weed cutter) and WeedRaker (especially designed lake rake) are inexpensive and with a little bit of effort, you can slow or, stop the lake weeds and pond weeds from taking over your pond and lake next year. Check our website for fall special www.weedrazers.com
