Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
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Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata
Number of Varieties
135
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Red, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Skin rash
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Chinese Elm, Drake Elm
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
चीनी एल्म
In German
Laub- Cattail
Chinese Elm
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Elm chinoise
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
olmo chino
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Κινέζοι Elm
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
Elm chinês
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
Chiński Elm
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Chinese Elm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Rosales
Family
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Typha
Ulmus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ulmeae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
3035
1
27800
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