Life Span
Annual
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
-
Typha angustifolia
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes
Bog Garden, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Flat, Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
Wildlife
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used As Food
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Botanical Name
VALERIANELLA locusta
TYPHA angustifolia
Common Name
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
In Hindi
Lamb's Lettuce
Narrowleaf Cattail
In German
Feldsalat
Schmalblättriger Cattail
In French
Mâche
Narrowleaf Cattail
In Spanish
Miramores
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
In Greek
Μαρούλι αρνιού
στενόφυλλα Cattail
In Portuguese
Alface-de-cordeiro
Narrowleaf Tifa
In Polish
Roszpunka
Wąskolistne Cattail
In Latin
Lactuca agni
Cattail glaucescens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Typhales
Family
Valerianaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Valerianella
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Valerianeae
-
Subfamily
Valerianoideae
-
Number of Species
10030
1
27800
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