I just snap my water Hyacinth apart, the connecting stems are brittle, I
also break away the extra stem and check for bad (brown) leaf stems.
As for the red leaves, I think some species do look brownish/red.

"Scott Teetsel" wrote in message
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I have 2 water hyacinths I bought at a local nursery about a month ago or
so. They have grown and are "branching" out into smaller plants, however,
they do not seem to want to break away. Will they or should they? Should
I
cut them apart?

I also have some water lilies I just planted. They are growing new
leaves,
but only one is green. The rest are more of a brownish/red. Is this
normal? I haven't put any fertilizer in them yet, was going to do so this
week.

Thanks!
Scott