Botanical Name: Arundo donax
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Common Name: Giant Reed, Arundo Reed  
Plant photo of: Arundo donax
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

6-12', 12-25'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This may be the largest grass we can grow in our region (with the exception of yellow groove bamboo). Giant reed has a tall, upright, arching habit (10 to 18 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide), and the foliage grows 2 to 3 inches wide and up 18 to 24 inches long, clasping the hollow canelike stems. Canes sprout from dense, woody crowns. Flowers are fluffy panicles 15 to 30 inches tall, emerging in September. A soft green during the growing season, Giant reed turns beige with the first hard frost, though it's tough stems persist all winter long.