Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Common Cattail, Southern Cattail, Dwarf Bulrush
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Number of Varieties
3050
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40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, Ponds, Swamps
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green, Brown, Chocolate
Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Red
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
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Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Runners
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphate
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flying insects
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Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Cottage garden
Botanical Name
TYPHA minima
NIGELLA damascena
Common Name
Dwarf Cattail
Love-in-a-mist
In Hindi
बौना कैटेल
love-in-a-mist
In German
Dwarf Rohrkolben
love-in-a-mist
In French
Cattail nain
love-in-a-mist
In Spanish
Espadaña enano
love-in-a-mist
In Greek
Νάνος Cattail
love-in-a-mist
In Portuguese
Tifa Dwarf
nigela-dos-trigos
In Polish
Dwarf Ożypałka
kocham-w-mgle
In Latin
Pumilio Cattail
Amor-in-nebula
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Typhaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Typha
Nigella
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
150
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27800
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