Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
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
Types
Not Avaialble
Typha angustifolia
Number of Varieties
1003
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Bog Garden, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-83-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
10-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Flat, Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
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
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Needs Very high moisture
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
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Wildlife
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
TYPHA angustifolia
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
Narrowleaf Cattail
In German
Umbrella Tree
Schmalblättriger Cattail
In French
Umbrella Tree
Narrowleaf Cattail
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
στενόφυλλα Cattail
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Narrowleaf Tifa
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Wąskolistne Cattail
In Latin
O lignum
Cattail glaucescens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Typhales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
-
Number of Species
330
1
27800
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