Common cattail
Typha latifolia
A bold aquatic marginal with strap-like leaves rising to two metres and the instantly recognisable brown-velvet seed heads that persist magnificently through winter. Essential to naturalistic water features, it provides strong upright structure, vital wildlife habitat, and genuine year-round presence at the water's edge.
Light
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Water
wet
Height
Tall
Foliage
Deciduous
Border
Back
Container
Thriller
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