Miniature Cattail
Typha minima. TYPHACEAE.
Planting and Growing Miniature Cattail
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow miniature cattail in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of miniature cattail
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for miniature cattail
- Season of bloom and planting time for miniature cattail
- When, how deep, and where to plant miniature cattail
- How to plant miniature cattail
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of miniature cattail
- Landscape and container uses of miniature cattail
- Comments about miniature cattail and its features
Growing Miniature Cattail
Several cultivars of erect, stoloniferous, deciduous perennial herbs, to 15 in. (38 cm) tall. Shiny, light green, straplike, pointed, vertically veined leaves, to 1 ft. (30 cm) long.
Common cattail, Typha latifolia, is a taller, closely related species with similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Diminutive, sausage-shaped catkins, 3–5 in. (75–125 mm) long, on reedlike spikes, in late summer–autumn.
Best Climates
Hardy. Self-seeding. Zones 3–6.
Soil Type and Fertility
Wet to moist, well-drained humus or, in water features, shallow or deep marginal sites. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–8.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 1 ft. (30 cm) apart, or submerged 6–8 in. (15–20 cm).
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, borders in bog, natural, shade, small-space, woodland gardens or water feature margins. Good for cutting, drying. Invasive; plant in buried or submerged containers. Pest and disease resistant.