The Cattail is a great plant to find around ponds lakes and streams and at TN Nursery you can even purchase them so that you can put them around your water garden.

Red-winged blackbirds are known to perch on cattails along with fish nesting at its base. In the flowering months during summer the cattails will burst creating white fluffy materials to spring forth. Birds will use the materials to pad their nests. Cattails love water and will root quickly in most any marsh or really any standing water.

Zones- 4-11

Mature height-3-10 ft

Mature width- 3-4 ft

Growth/year- 3-10 ft

Sunlight- Full sunlight to partial sunlight

Soil conditions- Very moist to water areas

Botanical name-Typha Latifolia