Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Typha angustifolia
Number of Varieties
1003
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Bog Garden, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Flat, Narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Wildlife
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
TYPHA angustifolia
Common Name
Celery
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
In Hindi
अजवायन
Narrowleaf Cattail
In German
Sellerie
Schmalblättriger Cattail
In French
Céleri
Narrowleaf Cattail
In Spanish
Apio
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
In Greek
Σέλινο
στενόφυλλα Cattail
In Portuguese
Aipo
Narrowleaf Tifa
In Polish
Seler
Wąskolistne Cattail
In Latin
apium
Cattail glaucescens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Typhales
Family
Apiaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Apium
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
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Number of Species
130
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27800
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