Common Cattail vs Slough Grass - TreeTime.ca

Common Cattail vs Slough Grass

Typha latifolia

Beckmannia syzigachne

CUSTOM GROW

CUSTOM GROW

Common Cattail
Slough Grass

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.

Slough Grass is a hardy grass that will happily grow in any wet soil. It is usually found near water and is common haymaking material or forage.

Slough Grass is also useful for erosion control and land reclamation.

Common Cattail Quick Facts

Slough Grass Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Foliage: thick, flat
Foliage: thin, tubular
Flowers: yellow and green
Flowers: yellowish, green
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: baco, bulrush, cat o nine tails, cossack asparagus, flag, reed mace, rush
Other Names: sloughgrass, western slough grass