Help! Single decorative cattail takes over flower bed: Ask an expert
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The gardening season is rolling and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners reply to queries within two business days, usually less. To ask a question, simply go to the type it in and include the county where you live. Here are some questions asked by other gardeners. What’s yours?
Q: A landscaper put a single cattail as a decorative touch by a dry creek he’d created in a flower bed. The first year it looked exotic. The second year, I was excited it returned. The third year (now) I spent a great deal of time this winter deep-digging each cattail to remove as much tuber as I could. Then I replanted the bed with perennials.