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Narrowleaf Cattail
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Aquatics
Vegetable

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
Mexico, Central America

Types

Typha angustifolia
CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

Number of Varieties

34
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Ponds
-

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-108-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
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

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green
Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Flat, Narrow
Reniform

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs Very high moisture
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

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, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

-
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Humidity, Moisture

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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

Coarse
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Wildlife
Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Allergy

Mild Allergen
Cough, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
For making oil

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TYPHA angustifolia
CUCURBITA argyrosperma

Common Name

Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
Squash

In Hindi

Narrowleaf Cattail
Squash

In German

Schmalblättriger Cattail
Squash

In French

Narrowleaf Cattail
Squash

In Spanish

Espadaña de hoja estrecha
calabacín

In Greek

στενόφυλλα Cattail
σκουός

In Portuguese

Narrowleaf Tifa
abóbora

In Polish

Wąskolistne Cattail
kabaczek

In Latin

Cattail glaucescens
cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Typhales
Cucurbitales

Family

Typhaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Typha
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3020
1 27800
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Difference Between Narrowleaf Cattail and Squash

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Importance of Narrowleaf Cattail and Squash

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Narrowleaf Cattail and Squash. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Narrowleaf Cattail and Squash as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Narrowleaf Cattail is anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic and Miscellany whereas of Squash is Vermifuge. Narrowleaf Cattail has beauty benefits as follows: while Squash has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Narrowleaf Cattail vs Squash

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Narrowleaf Cattail vs Squash and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Narrowleaf Cattail are Mild Allergen whereas of Squash have Cough and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Narrowleaf Cattail has showy fruits and Squash has showy fruits. Also Narrowleaf Cattail is not flowering and Squash is not flowering . You can compare Narrowleaf Cattail and Squash facts and facts of other plants too.