Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Sedge or Rush
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
125
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-124-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Wildlife
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
CAREX flacca
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
ब्लू सेज
In German
Laub- Cattail
Blau-Segge
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Bleu carex
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
azul de la juncia
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
azul Sedge
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Typhales
Cyperales
Family
Typhaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Typha
Carex
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
302000
1
27800
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