tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post9195228926017732238..comments2024-03-18T02:27:15.748+05:30Comments on Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Water hyacinthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-24141652949709164102011-04-03T19:24:33.582+05:302011-04-03T19:24:33.582+05:30Water weeds and salinity is a strange story. Ther...Water weeds and salinity is a strange story. There is water hyacinth that dies at the slightest detectable salt, and water hyacinth that lives in sea water. The same is true of Typha and Phragmites. The variation doesn't seem to follow species lines.SteveKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258007746132089919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-84791700107092699812007-05-27T20:25:00.000+05:302007-05-27T20:25:00.000+05:30You're right Meera. I checked up. In many places w...You're right Meera. I checked up. In many places water hyacinth is called 'kula vazha'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-12889932001755758132007-05-25T09:03:00.000+05:302007-05-25T09:03:00.000+05:30Hi, I live in Goa and I just saw a box made out of...Hi, I live in Goa and I just saw a box made out of Water hyacinth. It is really beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Would you happen to know who has started this initiative? Where I can call to enquire about the price of these boxes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-30091233521743724192007-05-24T12:26:00.000+05:302007-05-24T12:26:00.000+05:30I'm not sure about it. In our area water hyacinth ...I'm not sure about it. In our area water hyacinth is called 'kappa payal', which I think is a mutation of 'kappal payal'. Being a native of tropical S. America, this plant would have come to Kerala through the water route. <BR/>Thanks for all the visits. Do return.<BR/>Abraham Tharakan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-14556374822858862162007-05-24T09:43:00.000+05:302007-05-24T09:43:00.000+05:30isnt this called-kulavazha?isnt this called-kulavazha?Meera's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210653619669129430noreply@blogger.com