Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tree
Origin
North America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
Types
Grass
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm3,050.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Olive
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Olive
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Olive
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Sandy Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Toothed curved and flat petiole
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Itchiness
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani
POPULUS deltoides
Common Name
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush
Eastern Cottonwood
In Hindi
Softstem Bulrush
Eastern Cottonwood
In German
Softstem Bulrush
Eastern Cottonwood
In French
Softstem Bulrush
Cottonwood Orient
In Spanish
Softstem Bulrush
Cottonwood del Este
In Greek
Softstem Bulrush
Ανατολική Cottonwood
In Portuguese
Softstem Bulrush
Cottonwood Oriental
In Polish
Softstem Bulrush
Eastern Cottonwood
In Latin
Softstem Bulrush
Orientalium Poplar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Poales
Salicales
Family
Cyperaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectus
Populus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Salicoideae
Number of Species
353
1
27800
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