This is a photo of one of my favorite plants.  Water hyacinths (Eichornia crassipes) are in the  pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae).  If you live in the southern United States you probably think of this as a weed, if you are a water gardener like myself you will love these plants.  a few people said that this picture should be in photo contests and I think this is a pretty nice photo, so I decided to add it into my art page.