Cats Whiskers

Dwarf Cattail

About Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail

Cats Whiskers

Dwarf Cattail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Common Cattail, Southern Cattail, Dwarf Bulrush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

Lake margins, Ponds, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-153-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Yellow, Green, Brown, Chocolate

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Light brown, Light Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Runners

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Plant grows in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove deadheads

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphate

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BULBINE frutescens

TYPHA minima

7.2 Common Name

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

Dwarf Cattail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Not Available

बौना कैटेल

7.2.2 In German

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

Dwarf Rohrkolben

7.2.3 In French

Moustaches usine de Cat

Cattail nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bigotes Planta de gato

Espadaña enano

7.2.5 In Greek

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

Νάνος Cattail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bigodes Planta de Gato

Tifa Dwarf

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

Dwarf Ożypałka

7.2.8 In Latin

Cat Whiskers Planta

Pumilio Cattail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Typhaceae

8.6 Genus

Orthosiphon

Typha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Ocimeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail

Wondering what are the properties of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail? We provide you with everything About Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail. Cats Whiskers doesn't have thorns and Dwarf Cattail doesn't have thorns. Also Cats Whiskers does not have fragrant flowers. Cats Whiskers has allergic reactions like Not Available and Dwarf Cattail has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail

Season and care of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail is important to know. While considering everything about Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cats Whiskers season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Dwarf Cattail season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cats Whiskers is Loam, Sand and for Dwarf Cattail is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cats Whiskers is Neutral, Alkaline and for Dwarf Cattail is Acidic, Neutral.

Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail Physical Information

Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail physical information is very important for comparison. Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Dwarf Cattail height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail are as follows:

Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green
Dwarf Cattail flower color: Yellow, Green, Brown and Chocolate
Dwarf Cattail leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail

Care of Cats Whiskers and Dwarf Cattail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads and Dwarf Cattail pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Cattail needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.