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How is the cattail planted correctly?

In a swampy and slightly acidic one Garden soil young plants and cuttings from the rhizome of the cattail are easily planted by burying them directly in the substrate at a shallow depth from spring to autumn. If, on the other hand, the cattail is to green the bank zone of a garden pond, the planting can be done in a special Plant basket(€ 17.17 at Amazon *) prevent the planting from spreading too much in later years.

Which locations are suitable for the cattail?

The lamp cleaner loves locations in the bank zone of water, in which the rhizomes lie under the water surface all year round. The plants can also cope with boggy meadow locations where a slightly acidic substrate is usually combined with year-round soil moisture. If the cattail has enough moisture available, it prefers locations in full sun.

Can the cattail be grown from seeds?

The seeds of the cattail are ideally placed in a muddy substrate immediately after the inflorescences have matured Sown outdoors, as the correct temperature and humidity conditions in the house are difficult to maintain at all times are. The seeds survive the winter frost without problems and germinate at the beginning of spring.

When can you transplant the cattail as gently as possible?

The cattail is least affected in its growth if you transplant it in spring. However, this plant species usually grows so much anyway that even transplanting during the summer usually does not have any serious effects on plant health. However, this requires the following factors:

• the plants and their roots must not dry out during transplanting
• the new location must have the right substrate and sufficient moisture
• the cattails are replanted with their rhizomes at the correct depth

How is the cattail usually propagated?

Since many of the cattail species widespread in Germany are not under nature protection, it is necessary to collect them Inflorescences or offshoots for private use outside of protected areas usually only with the consent of the Property owner. Propagation by dividing the rhizomes works faster and less complicated than by growing the seeds.

When does the cattail bloom?

Depending on the location and the exact subspecies, the flowering period of the cattail usually extends from May to August.

How assertive is the cattail compared to other plants?

Becomes the cattail with no effective limitation planted in the garden pond, with its strong growth and as a nutrient drain, it can become a problem for weak neighboring plants. That reed but can keep pace with the cattail in this regard and behaves in a similarly assertive manner in the bog soil and at the pond.