Pond Plants
Dwarf Cattail
Typha minima
Photo: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature0–30 °C
- pH6–8
- Adult size80 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Origin
- Europe and Asia
- Size
- 30 – 80 cm
- Temperature
- 0 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- High
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- medium
- Position
- edge of the pond
- Propagation
- division
Notes: The dwarf variety of cattail, with rounded spikes. Perfect for small ponds where it won’t take over.
