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How to Grow and Care for Graceful cattail

Graceful cattail

Graceful cattail is generally an easy-to-care-for aquatic perennial known for its adaptability to wet environments. Key care points include maintaining consistent moisture or shallow standing water as graceful cattail thrives in boggy conditions. Full sun exposure is crucial for optimal growth. Special care should be given to space, as graceful cattail can spread vigorously if not contained. Monitoring for aggressive spread is a notable care aspect to ensure it doesn't overtake other plants.

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Watering schedule: Twice per week

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Graceful cattail

ToughnessHigh
Care LevelMedium
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleTwice per week
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH6-7.5
Hardiness Zones
3-11
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Graceful cattail is an aquatic perennial with a distinctive structure, featuring narrow, vertically aligned, sword-like leaves reaching heights of up to 5 feet (150 cm). The leaves are basal and green, radiating around a central, stout flower stalk. In the summer, it blooms with separated yellowish male and greenish female flowers on the same stalk, divided by a 2-inch (5 cm) gap of bare stem. Following pollination, the female flowers develop into a brownish, sausage-shaped fruiting spike, about 4 inches (10 cm) long, visible till early winter. Autumn sees the foliage transition to a yellow-brown color.
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