Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
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
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Typha angustifolia
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Ponds
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Flat, Narrow
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Wildlife
Birds
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
TYPHA angustifolia
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Narrowleaf Cattail
सनोबर
In German
Schmalblättriger Cattail
Pitch pine
In French
Narrowleaf Cattail
pitch pine
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
pino
In Greek
στενόφυλλα Cattail
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Narrowleaf Tifa
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Wąskolistne Cattail
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Cattail glaucescens
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Typhales
Pinales
Family
Typhaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Typha
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30115
1
27800
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