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Common Cattail
Typha latifolia

Common Cattail in flower

Quick Profile

Exposure

Full Sun

Mature Height

3 - 9 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zones

3 - 10

Native To:

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin

Soil Conditions

Wet

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Season

May - July

Features

Numerous tiny female flowers in a sausage-shaped cluster. A more slender grouping of tiny male flowers sits directly above the female grouping. The female flowers, when pollinated form the well-know cattail.

Culture

Full sun; moist to wet soils; grows well in standing water.

Notes

Found in marshes and other wet areas. This plant will spread underground to form dense stands.