1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
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
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
7.2 Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
7.2.1 In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
7.2.2 In German
Laub- Cattail
7.2.3 In French
broadleaf Cattail
7.2.4 In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
7.2.5 In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
7.2.6 In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
7.2.7 In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
7.2.8 In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Typhales
8.5 Family
Typhaceae
8.6 Genus
Typha
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
8.10 Number of Species