Typha Latifolia Broadleaf Cattail

Typha Latifolia Broadleaf Cattail is a perennial plant that performs well in full sun to light shade and has narrow, upright, linear, light green leaves that turn golden brown in the fall. From spring to early summer, the shrub produces cylindrical inflorescences. They are made of tiny, golden yellow male staminate flowers in the upper portion and female pistillate flowers below that turn from green to a rich brown as the seeds mature. The fertilized flowers produce single-seeded, nutlike achenes with long, slender hair. Broadleaf Cattail has a dense clump of stout, cylindrical, and unbranched stems. It is ideal for ponds, bog landscapes, and container plantings and thrives in clay-like, loamy, poorly drained soils.