Scientific Name
Arundo donax

Common Name
Giant reed

Hardiness Zones: 5-10

[Giant Reed]
Height: 14 to 20'
Light Requirements: Prefers full sun but will tolerate light shade
Soil/Moisture: Grows in a variety of soils; drought tolerant
Form/Texture: Upright stems with coarse, gray-green 3 inch wide leaves
Inflorescence: 1-2' inflorescence opens with a reddish brown cast; drys to full puffy, silver; excellent in dried arrangements
Comments: Slowly spreads by rhizomes; leaves bronze with freezing temperatures; tallest ornamental grass; resembles bamboo; curved leaves
Cultivars:
Variegata (striped giant reed) 5 8'; white, cream, or yellow stripes that turn yellow-green to green as leaves mature

Macrophylla: leaves larger than species

 

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