1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
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
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Bog Garden, Ponds
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green
Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
4.8 Fertilizers
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Wildlife
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Not Applicable
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TYPHA angustifolia
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
7.2 Common Name
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Narrowleaf Cattail
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Schmalblättriger Cattail
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Narrowleaf Cattail
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
στενόφυλλα Cattail
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Narrowleaf Tifa
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Wąskolistne Cattail
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Cattail glaucescens
Elfin Pink Penstemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Typhaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species