Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Russia/Siberia
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Shrub
-
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Boggy areas, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-72-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm182.88 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
Sienna, Chocolate
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Wet Site
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
TYPHA latifolia
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
Broadleaf Cattail
In German
Mikrobiota
Laub- Cattail
In French
microbiote
broadleaf Cattail
In Spanish
microbiota
Espadaña de hoja ancha
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
In Portuguese
microbiota
broadleaf Tifa
In Polish
mikroflory
Broadleaf Cattail
In Latin
Microbiota
broadleaf Cattail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Typhales
Family
Cupressaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Typha
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
130
1
27800
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