Common Wild Rose vs Common Cattail - TreeTime.ca

Common Wild Rose vs Common Cattail

Rosa woodsii

Typha latifolia

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Common Wild Rose
Common Cattail

Common Wild Rose produces attractive pink roses and edible bright red rosehips. This tough, native shrub is a beautiful, low-maintenance addition to any garden. Common Wild Rose is very similar to Alberta (Prickly) Wild Rose but with fewer thorns.

Cattail is found all across North America, growing next to water. Like other waterside plants, Cattail provides erosion control and forage for animals.

It is suitable for land reclamation. Cattail is able to tolerate cold weather and occasional flooding.

Common Wild Rose Quick Facts

Common Cattail Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Foliage: thick, flat
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink
Flowers: yellow and green
Fruit: rose hips
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: woods rose
Other Names: baco, bulrush, cat o nine tails, cossack asparagus, flag, reed mace, rush