
Giant Reed
- Botanical Name
- Arundo donax
- Hardiness
- Zones 5 to 10
- Height
- 12 to 20 feet
- Width
- 5 to 8 feet
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained to wet
- Planting & Care
- Will tolerate light shade
- Plants do best in moist to wet soil
- Plants may need staking to prevent late season leaning
- In frost free climates this plant will spread by rhizome and can become quite aggressive, especially along waterways
- Plants in Zones 5-7 will benefit from protection of winter mulch
- Dig and divide in spring
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Variegata - green and cream variegated foliage, hardy to Zones 7-8, smaller than the species
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