Scientific Name:
Typha latifolia
Pronunciation:
TYE-fuh lat-ih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
cattail , bulrush
Family Name:
Typhaceae
Plant Type:
Aquatic plant, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Aquatic plant; leaves to 3m long, linear to sword-like, thick, fibrous, and spongy; fruit dense, to 20cm, brown (bullrush).
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, B.C. west of Cascades, Europe, U.S. - northeast, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog, Humus rich
Water Use:
High, Aquatic, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Aquatic - ponds, Attract birds, Dried flower or fruit, Erosion control, Fall interest, Summer interest, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Brown
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, nutlet, which will float
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Succulent leaves
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ENA) Eastern North American planting
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South
- (PDE) PonD East
- (PDW) PonD West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South