- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium, Wet
- Height:
- 3 to 6 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- White, Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- June, July, August
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- High
- Salt Tolerance:
- Low to Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- None Known
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- None Known
- Pollinators:
- Wind
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
A stout, persistent, perennial emergent herb that is up to 4.5' tall. Used in shorelines of streams, lakes, and ponds to provide erosion control. It also provides a wonderful wave buffer. It is used in wetland restorations where cattails would be. It provides good wildlife habitat.