Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Typha angustifolia
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
34
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Ponds
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Flat, Narrow
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Wildlife
Butterflies
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
TYPHA angustifolia
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
Narrowleaf Cattail
Pink Queen
In German
Schmalblättriger Cattail
rosa Königin
In French
Narrowleaf Cattail
Reine rose
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
στενόφυλλα Cattail
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
Narrowleaf Tifa
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
Wąskolistne Cattail
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
Cattail glaucescens
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Brassicales
Family
Typhaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Typha
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cleomeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
301
1
27800
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