Cattails, typha angustifolia (narrow leaf) or typha latifolia (broad leaf), have a distinct look at the edge of ponds and are wetland plants. The flower head is a spike and shaped like a long cylinder ...

Question: What can you tell me about cattails? Are they good or bad? I have some in my pond. Answer: In this case, cattails can be both “good” or “bad” – depending on your point of view. Some people ...

Loved by some, despised by others, such is the fate of cattails. A common sight in our region, cattails stand at attention like soldiers in tight formation guarding perimeters of ponds, rivers and ...

The plant: Where I grew up in Connecticut, cattails edged ponds where I’d watch salamanders gliding just under the water’s surface. Each fall, along with dried corn stalks and burnt-orange pumpkins, ...