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- Water hyacinth is a perennial herb native to tropical and subtropical America, growing on the surface of water, and its petioles contain air, allowing it to float on water.
- Water hyacinth blooms in July and August, withering in a day, and its excellent reproductive power can prevent light from reaching underwater, negatively affecting aquatic ecosystems.
- However, in Korea, there are ways to control water hyacinth, so it is not a major problem, and continuous management and control are required.
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Do you know water hyacinth? You may often see water hyacinth in small ponds or lakes. The flower language of water hyacinth is “Favor”.
Water hyacinth is a perennial herb native to tropical and subtropical America, and it is a plant that grows in small ponds or lakes. Because it grows on the water, it belongs to the Pontederiaceae family and survives by absorbing nutrients with its small roots while floating on the water. Air is contained in the petiole, so it can float on the water. That's why it is also called Water Hyacinth in English.
Water hyacinth got its name from combining the Chinese character for "bu-re" (meaning air bladder) and the Korean word "ok-jam" (meaning jewel hair pin). "Ok-jam" is a Chinese character that means a jewel hairpin. It's a pretty name that goes well with the flower, don't you think?
Water hyacinth blooms in July and August and has the characteristic of wilting in a single day. This plant, even though it is an aquatic plant, adapts well and grows well in places where there is soil. It also has excellent reproductive power. Thanks to that, it has a bad reputation as a weed that negatively affects the aquatic ecosystem. When water hyacinth proliferates, it blocks the light from reaching the bottom of the water, so aquatic plants and microorganisms that need to photosynthesize are unable to do so, and the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water rapidly decreases. This can cause the aquatic ecosystem to die off due to lack of oxygen.
However, in Korea, there are ways to control water hyacinth, so it is not a big problem. Nevertheless, because of its reproductive power, if it is neglected, problems can arise, so it requires continuous management and control.
The excellent reproductive power of water hyacinth could be seen as a contradiction with the meaning of favor. It grows quickly, consistent with the flower language of "favor", and increases its population, but ironically, this prevents other creatures from having space to live. Therefore, we should also remember through the plant, water hyacinth, that favor can be favor only to me and that we should always consider the scope of favor.
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