Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico
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
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Typha angustifolia
Number of Varieties
203
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Bog Garden, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-123-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Weeping
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Flat, Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Wildlife
Allergy
Skin irritation
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Botanical Name
OTATEA acuminata
TYPHA angustifolia
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन बांस
Narrowleaf Cattail
In German
Mexican Bambus
Schmalblättriger Cattail
In French
Bamboo mexicaine
Narrowleaf Cattail
In Spanish
bambú mexicana
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
In Greek
Μεξικού μπαμπού
στενόφυλλα Cattail
In Portuguese
Bamboo Mexican
Narrowleaf Tifa
In Polish
Mexican Bamboo
Wąskolistne Cattail
In Latin
Mexicanus Bamboo
Cattail glaucescens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Typhales
Family
Poaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Otatea
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5530
1
27800
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