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Typha minima
Dwarf Bulrush
Typha minima is the smallest of the bulrushes, and the only one that can be used in a domestic-scale water feature without taking it over in a season. Very narrow grass-like leaves form a fine upright clump, topped in summer by short rounded chocolate-brown flower spikes that hold into autumn.
It is used at pond and water feature margins, in bioswales and constructed wetlands, and in container water gardens where the full-sized species would be absurd.
Specifications
- Height0.5 to 0.8 metres
- Width0.3 to 0.5 metres, spreading from the rhizome
- Native toCentral and southern Europe and temperate Asia
- FoliageVery narrow, grass-like green leaves; deciduous, dying back over winter
- Growth rateFast
Conditions
- SoilRequires permanently wet heavy soils and grows in standing water to 150 millimetres
- LightFull sun to partial shade
- WaterHigh; must not be allowed to dry out
- ClimateThrives in temperate to warm temperate regions and is fully frost-hardy
Additional Features
- FlowersShort, rounded chocolate-brown flower spikes in summer, persisting into autumn
- FormFine upright clump, far smaller than the common bulrushes
- UsesIdeal for pond and water feature margins, bioswales and constructed wetlands, and container water gardens
- SpacingPlant 0.3 to 0.4 metres apart, or in baskets to contain the rhizome
- Low MaintenanceCut back in late winter and lift and divide every few years
- Pest ResistanceGenerally pest-free where water is permanent
- Erosion ControlRhizome mat binds soft pond and channel margins
- Seasonal AppealSummer flower spikes hold their shape well into the autumn
The Dwarf Bulrush gives the classic reed silhouette at a scale a small water feature can actually carry.
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Prepared 09 September 2026