Attributes: Genus: Arundo Species: donax Family: Poaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: Asia Dimensions: Height: 10 ft.Tags: #showy flowers #water garden #specimen #showy leaves #ornamental grass #large spaces #variegated #grass #sun #landscape plant sleuths course Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Banana Beds Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The species is listed on various government invasive weed lists in Canada and the USA, where it outcompetes other plants for limited water resources. Cut it to the ground in winter and divide as needed to control the size of the clump. It is happiest in rich, damp soil, but will tolerate almost any conditions you give it. This grass requires a large area to grow in and can be used as a focal or specimen plant, often in botanical garden type settings. This cultivar generally doesn't set seed. The large purplish-brown plumes appear in late summer and look nice swaying in the breeze. The variegated leaves of this cultivar maintain their color during the growing season. Peppermint Stick can grow 10 to 20 feet tall and spreads up to 10 ft. It is native to a wide range from Saudi Arabia across China and Japan to Malaysia. 'Peppermint Stick' giant reed grass is a cultivar in the Poaceae (grass) family.
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