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This species isn't just difficult to manage in gardens, it spreads into wild areas where it damages habitat.
The World Con...Read More
Cold Hardy zone 5. Drought tolerant. Does well in boggy areas.
I've got one and think its very attractive. Used it at the back of a mixed border plan for contrast on a horticulture course I've just co...Read More
I noticed a lot of posts regarding the growing of this plant, which has not been an experience of my own. I'm currently working under a g...Read More
LOVE this plant. This is my second year with it, and last year I thought it was too tall, so I tried cutting it back, and it worked grea...Read More
I spotted this plant growing in a stranger's yard, stopped to inquire about it, and was told it was "jungle grass." I finally found some...Read More
Despite the introduction of Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick' and other improved forms of Giant Reed, I still like my 'Variegata'. Its chan...Read More
Started with a three inch high plug with a couple of sprigs of growth. It is now about six feet high and two feet around. I keep it in a ...Read More
One of the showiest plants in the spring garden. It freezes back to the ground here in zone 5b but comes back in the spring from the grou...Read More
Although it is invasive in creek beds etc. It in not invasive where I live. I have a 20 year old grove of it. Great for privacy and wind...Read More
Seems to be 2 versions available? Plain A. donax 'variegata' with white stripes and A. donax 'versicolor' with cream stripes as well as t...Read More
Also known as 'Versicolor'.
I just love this plant. They start out striped...but as the season moves on, they loose the white stripe, and turn dusty green. I never c...Read More
My plant starts out with a good deal of white striping, but as summer progresses, I see a lot more yellow and less white in the leaves. ...Read More
Where I live, it dies back to the root every year and does not spread much.
This is common to everywhere I've ever lived. It was growing wild in Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. It looks like a huge corn stalk (10' ...Read More
LEAVES: Leaf blades are 1" to 2" wide and can be as long as 3' to 4'. Leaves are smooth, blue-green, alternate on the stem, and arching. ...Read More