How to tend a Typha orientalis

Also known as: Typha angustifolia subsp. muelleri (Rohrb.) Graebn., Typha japonica Miq., Typha latifolia var. orientalis (C.Presl) Rohrb., Typha muelleri Rohrb., Typha orientalis var. brunnea Skvortsov, Typha shuttleworthii subsp. orientalis (C.Presl) Graebn., Typha shuttleworthii Lehm., Typha shuttleworthii var. orientalis (C.Presl) Rohrb.

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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