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Typha ×bavarica

Typha ×bavarica is a hybrid cattail, probably a cross between T. angustifolia and T. shuttleworthii, known from southern Germany. It grows in freshwater marshes and needs permanently wet or waterlogged roots to thrive.

Family
Typhaceae (Typh family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep roots constantly wet or grow it submerged in shallow water, as in a marsh or pond margin.
Soil
Heavy wet mud, clay or pond-bottom substrate.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; suits temperate climates.
How easy
Easy

About

Typha × bavarica is a plant of hybrid origin, endemic to southern Germany. It apparently originated as a cross between the two very widespread species T. angustifolia and T. shuttleworthii. Typha × bavarica grows in freshwater marshes.

Other Typha plants

Typha albida · Typha alekseevii · Lesser Bulrush · Typha ×argoviensis · Typha austro-orientalis · Typha azerbaijanensis · Cape Bulrush · Typha changbaiensis · Typha davidiana · Southern cattail · Elephant grass · Typha ×gezei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Typha × bavarica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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