Narrow-leaved Cattail
Quick Profile
Exposure
Full Sun
Mature Height
2 -
5 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zones
3 - 8
Native To:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Soil Conditions
Moist, Well-Drained
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 above the female grouping, separated by a gap. The female flowers, when pollinated form the well-known cattail.
Culture
Full sun; moist to wet soils. Grows well in standing water.
Notes
Found in marshes.
