Minature cattails

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

Someone with more info correct me if I'm wrong, but, ime, the standard
cattail gets about 6 ft. tall with a catkin of ~6", then there's a dwarf
that is 3 ft. tall and catkin 2-3" and miniatures are only 18" tall with a
catkin less than 1". ~ jan

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

Someone with more info correct me if I'm wrong, but, ime, the standard
cattail gets about 6 ft. tall with a catkin of ~6", then there's a dwarf
that is 3 ft. tall and catkin 2-3" and miniatures are only 18" tall with a
catkin less than 1". ~ jan

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:40:00 -0700, Offbreed
wrote:

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

Someone with more info correct me if I'm wrong, but, ime, the standard
cattail gets about 6 ft. tall with a catkin of ~6", then there's a dwarf
that is 3 ft. tall and catkin 2-3" and miniatures are only 18" tall with a
catkin less than 1". ~ jan

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?


Try Typha minima

My book says it gets 12 to 18 inches high, should be in moist soil to
water 3 inches deep.

New book, "Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants."

It's my current all time favorite water plant book.


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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:40:00 -0700, Offbreed
wrote:

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

Someone with more info correct me if I'm wrong, but, ime, the standard
cattail gets about 6 ft. tall with a catkin of ~6", then there's a dwarf
that is 3 ft. tall and catkin 2-3" and miniatures are only 18" tall with a
catkin less than 1". ~ jan

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?


Try Typha minima

My book says it gets 12 to 18 inches high, should be in moist soil to
water 3 inches deep.

New book, "Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants."

It's my current all time favorite water plant book.


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- Charles
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-does not play well with others

Charles wrote:

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:40:00 -0700, Offbreed

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?

Try Typha minima

Thanks.

Actually, I was looking for a source, but using the latin name brought
up several merchants, one looks excellent for my purposes at a very
good price.

Better to search this way than with common names, looks like. Fewer
incidental sites.

Charles wrote:

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:40:00 -0700, Offbreed

I can't find cattail on Google. Anyone have a URL?

Try Typha minima

Thanks.

Actually, I was looking for a source, but using the latin name brought
up several merchants, one looks excellent for my purposes at a very
good price.

Better to search this way than with common names, looks like. Fewer
incidental sites.

Try Typha minima

My book says it gets 12 to 18 inches high, should be in moist soil to
water 3 inches deep.

New book, "Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants."


Well at least that explains why I can't get them to grow in 12" of water. Back
to the drawing board!

Moon
I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums.
My groups

Try Typha minima

My book says it gets 12 to 18 inches high, should be in moist soil to
water 3 inches deep.

New book, "Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants."


Well at least that explains why I can't get them to grow in 12" of water. Back
to the drawing board!

Moon
I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums.
My groups

There are quite varying sizes to different cattails, some can be 8',
some just 2' ....all of them prefer to be fully submerged with their
roots in water, just for proportions sake I'd say don't put them
deeper than half their usual growing height, or the roots and shoots
are likely to go all straggly in water too deep, with wind tossing
them about as they travel out of the pot.

About a quarter of their usual height to the top of their pot would be
a reasonable compromise, too deep and the lanky straying rhisomes will
soon be be wobbling at odd angles in any breeze

It is hard to drown cat tails

Regards, andy
http://www.members.aol.com/abdavisnc/swglist.html

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Does anyone know how deep you should put cattails in your pond?

There are quite varying sizes to different cattails, some can be 8',
some just 2' ....all of them prefer to be fully submerged with their
roots in water, just for proportions sake I'd say don't put them
deeper than half their usual growing height, or the roots and shoots
are likely to go all straggly in water too deep, with wind tossing
them about as they travel out of the pot.

About a quarter of their usual height to the top of their pot would be
a reasonable compromise, too deep and the lanky straying rhisomes will
soon be be wobbling at odd angles in any breeze

It is hard to drown cat tails

Regards, andy
http://www.members.aol.com/abdavisnc/swglist.html

(RED1102) wrote in message ...
Does anyone know how deep you should put cattails in your pond?