Common cattail (Typha Latifolia)
- Hardiness: Zones 3-9
- Height: 10 feet
- Flower: Cylindrical flower in mid to late summer; good fresh or dried in arrangements
- Foliage: Sword-like flat, gray green, leaves arise form plant base; leaves turn bright yellow in fall
- Comments: Spread by rhizomes; can take over a small area; can be grown in containers; native to marshes and wetlands
- Cultivars/Species: Variegata