Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes is a monocotyledonous freshwater aquatic plant, belonging to the family Pontederiaceae, related to the lily family Liliaceae and is a native of Brazil and Equador region. It is a well known ornamental plants found in water gardens and aquariums, bears beautiful blue to lilac coloured flowers along with their round to oblong curved leaves and waxy coated petioles.