Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
-
Ray
Disk
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-120-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
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
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Average, Rich, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average, Rich, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
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
Broken Bones
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
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Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Cottage garden, Groundcover
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी
In German
Laub- Cattail
mexikanische Sonnenblume
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Mexican sunflower
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
girasol mexicano
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
girassol mexicano
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
meksykański słonecznika
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Mexicanus HELIANTHUS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Typhales
Asterales
Family
Typhaceae
Acanthaceae
Genus
Typha
Tithinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species
3040
1
27800
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