Wild Snapdragon

Dwarf Cattail

About Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail

Wild Snapdragon

Dwarf Cattail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Common Cattail, Southern Cattail, Dwarf Bulrush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Lake margins, Ponds, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-93-11

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

1.2.9 Minimum Width

25.40 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

1.3 Plant Color

1.3.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Yellow, Green, Brown, Chocolate

1.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

1.3.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown, Light Red

1.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

1.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

1.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

1.3.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Brown

1.4 Shape

1.4.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Long linear and narrow

1.5 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, In Water

3.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Runners

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Plant grows in water

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

3.8 Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphate

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Bumblebees

Birds, Flying insects

4.12 Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

no allergic reactions

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Nutrients

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves

5.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

TYPHA minima

6.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

Dwarf Cattail

6.2.1 In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

बौना कैटेल

6.2.2 In German

Wilde Snapdragon

Dwarf Rohrkolben

6.2.3 In French

Snapdragon sauvage

Cattail nain

6.2.4 In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

Espadaña enano

6.2.5 In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

Νάνος Cattail

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

Tifa Dwarf

6.2.7 In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

Dwarf Ożypałka

6.2.8 In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Pumilio Cattail

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

7.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Poales

7.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Typhaceae

7.6 Genus

Penstemon

Typha

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail

Wondering what are the properties of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail? We provide you with everything About Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail. Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns and Dwarf Cattail doesn't have thorns. Also Wild Snapdragon does not have fragrant flowers. Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain and Dwarf Cattail has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain. 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 Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail

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

Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail Physical Information

Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Dwarf Cattail height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail are as follows:

Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Dwarf Cattail flower color: Yellow, Green, Brown and Chocolate
Dwarf Cattail leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Dwarf Cattail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Snapdragon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dwarf Cattail pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wild Snapdragon 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.