Broadleaf Cattail

Dame's Rocket

About Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket

Broadleaf Cattail

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Aquatics

Herbs

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Near ponds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-124-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

182.88 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Sienna, Chocolate

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Skin rash

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, soil stabilisation

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TYPHA latifolia

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Broadleaf Cattail

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Laub- Cattail

Rockets Freifrau

In French

broadleaf Cattail

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Espadaña de hoja ancha

Rocket Dame

In Greek

πλατύφυλλων Cattail

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

broadleaf Tifa

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Broadleaf Cattail

Rocket Dame

In Latin

broadleaf Cattail

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Typhales

Brassicales

Family

Typhaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Typha

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

3050

1 27800

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Properties of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket. Broadleaf Cattail doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Broadleaf Cattail does not have fragrant flowers. Broadleaf Cattail has allergic reactions like Skin rash and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Skin rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Broadleaf Cattail season is Summer and Fall and Dame's Rocket season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Broadleaf Cattail is Loam, Sand and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Broadleaf Cattail is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Broadleaf Cattail height is 182.88 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Broadleaf Cattail flower color: Sienna and Chocolate
Broadleaf Cattail leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket

Care of Broadleaf Cattail and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Broadleaf Cattail pruning is done Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Broadleaf Cattail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.