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Cumbungi

Typha orientalis · Typhaceae

A vigorous native marginal reed with strappy upright leaves and the familiar brown cigar-shaped seed heads. Spreads strongly, so best confined to large dams and natural wetlands.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Aquatic & Pond
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Wet / Bog
  • Soil
    Clay Soil
  • Climate
    Tropical, Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    2.5 m H × 1 m W
  • Foliage
    Deciduous
  • Flowering
    Summer Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Moderate Maintenance

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