Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Japan
Types
-
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
Plant grows in water
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
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
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
-
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
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Root
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
mbrella Palm
In German
Laub- Cattail
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Typhales
Cyperales
Family
Typhaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Typha
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
309
1
27800
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