Description
Easily grown in rich loams in full sun to part shade in soils ranging from wet to standing water to 12” deep. Cattails are aggressive colonizers. If left unrestrained, they will crowd out most other water margin plants. If planted directly in the muddy shallows of ponds or pools, site plants carefully because the roots go deep and are hard to eradicate once established. Plants often establish themselves on shore and then migrate outward into the shallows sometimes spreading throughout a pond or swampy area. Plant may be sited in containers or tubs to restrain invasive spread. Water deeper than 12” will also restrain invasive spread. Plants may self-seed. Tolerates severe degradation of wetlands and is sometimes the last wetland species to surviv (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant Finder)
