Can You Grow Cattails

While cattails can grow in a wide variety of soil conditions, they require perpetually moist soil and can grow in up to 12 inches of water. If you are planting them in a boggy area and you experience dry summer conditions, make sure to provide supplemental water. Grow in containers.

Can I grow cattails in my yard?

Cattails (Typha spp.), most often associated with the reedy edges of ponds and lakes, also do quite well in backyard gardens. You can grow them both in and out of water, as well as in containers or the ground.

Can cattails grow anywhere?

These perennials are tall sturdy plants that can grow to almost 10 feet tall (2 m.). They have heavy, rhizomatous roots, long, flat leaves, and long, cylindrical brown flower spikes that can add height and texture to the aquatic garden and will grow anywhere that supplies a constant source of water.