Typhia Latifolia Plug
$4.29
Typha latifolia is a vigorous broadleaf cattail with tall green blades and touching male and female flower sections that mature into familiar dark-brown cylindrical spikes.
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Description
Typha latifolia is a robust deciduous marginal aquatic perennial that spreads by creeping rhizomes to form dense colonies. Long, flat, mostly basal green leaves surround stiff unbranched stalks. Yellowish male flowers sit directly above green female flowers without a gap; after pollination, the female section matures into a persistent dark-brown cattail spike.
Grow it in full sun or partial shade in fertile boggy loam or shallow water up to 30 cm deep. Use a strong aquatic container or physical barrier in small ponds because the rhizomes spread aggressively and can puncture pond liners. Cut old foliage and spent stalks before spring growth.
Additional information
| Height | 4 ft – 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Spread | 4 ft – 6 ft |
| Flowering months | June, July |
| Synonyms | Typha Lactiflora, Typha latifolia 'Variegata', Typha latifolia Variegata, Typha major, Typha palustris, Typhia Latifolia Plug |
| Family | Typhaceae |
| Hazardous | unknown |
| Variegated | no |
| Color flower summer | Green, Yellow |
| Aspect | East, South, West, North |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Habit | Tufted, Submerged |
| Moisture | Wet or Damp Soil |
| Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Upright, Spreading |
| Suggest planting location | Cut flower use, Wildlife friendly gardens, Rain Garden, Pond Margin, Water Garden |
| Type | Aquatic |
| Use for | Cutting Garden, Bird-Friendly, Naturalizing |
| Years to max height | 5 |
| Drought resistance | no |
| Soil | Clay, Loam |
| Local names | Broadleaf cattail |
| Blomidon Item No | MO23083871, MO23023871, ZWTYP0PLG, 201817594, 201817596, 44274, 44111, 201817598 |
| Propagation | Divide rhizomes in spring, retaining a healthy shoot and root section on each division. |
| Pests | Generally pest-free |
| Diseases | Generally disease-free |
| Pruning | Remove dead leaves and old flower stems before new growth begins in spring. Contain or divide rhizomes to prevent unwanted spread. |
| Watering instructions | Keep the root zone permanently wet or submerged in up to 30 cm of still or slow-moving freshwater. Never allow the rhizomes to dry out. |
| Sunlight instructions | Grow in full sun or partial shade; full sun gives the strongest upright growth and flowering. |
| Common Name | Typhia Latifolia Plug |