How to tend a Typha minima

Also known as: Typha angustifolia var. minor L., Typha angustissima Griff. ex Rohrb., Typha balansae Reut. ex Rohrb., Typha bungeana C.Presl, Typha caucasica Lehm. ex Rohrb., Typha elliptica C.C.Gmel., Typha juncea Steven ex Rohrb., Typha juncifolia Čelak., Typha juncifolia Montandon, Typha laxmannii var. bungei Krasnova, Typha laxmannii var. planifolia Kronf., Typha laxmannii var. turczaninovii Krasnova, Typha media Barbieri ex Rohrb., Typha minima Hoffm., Typha minor (L.) Sm., Typha minuta Schrenk ex Rohrb., Typha nana Avé-Lall., Typha poitiaei Poit. ex Rohrb., Typha stenophylla Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Typha veresczagini Krylov & Schischk., Typha zerovii Klokov f. & Krasnova, Typha minima var. nana (Avé-Lall.) Nyman, Typha minima subsp. laxmannii (Lepech.) Nyman, Typha laxmannii var. mongolica Kronf., Typha zerovii Klok.fil & A.Krasnova, Typha minima subsp. laxmanii (Lepech.) Nyman, Typha latifolia subsp. laxmanii (Lepech.) Douin, Typha minima f. nana (Avé-Lall.) Bolzon

Watering

Need a lot of water

Sunlight

Need adequate sunshine, difficult to flower at shaded places

Soil

Fertile soil from deep silt loam with more than 2% organic matter

Fertilizer

One monthly planting, top-dressing once with manure, then every spring top-dressing once to twice if needed, apply organic fertilizers if possible.

Pruning

No need pruning

About this plant

Origin
China, Philippines, Japan, Former Soviet Union
Category
Typhaceae, Typha
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering and fruiting period May-August
Flower colors
Leaf color green, flower color white
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