Common Cattail |
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Dramatic plants that produce the easily recognized dense 6” cylindrical spikes of brown flowers topped by a ‘tail’ of tan male flowers from May through July, decorative female spikes persist into winter, 1’ wide stiff bladelike gray-green leaves grow as tall or taller than the flower spike, spreads by creeping rootstocks to form dense stands in shallow water, used by a variety of wildlife, favorite nesting habitat for red-winged blackbirds, moist to wet soil, full sun, 3-9’ tall.
Other common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Zone 3-11
Deer Resistant
Native Range: Alaska across s. Canada to Nova Scotia and throughout the ‘lower 48’
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