Striped Giant Reed (Arundo donax 'Variegata') - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Wet Wet Mesic Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 10b
Plant Height:	8 to 16 feet
Plant Spread:	5 to 10 feet
Leaves:	Variegated
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant
Pollinators:	Wind

Common names

Striped Giant Reed

Botanical names

Accepted: Arundo donax
Synonym: Arundo donax var. versicolor

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: May 17, 2023
Variegated giant Kane #223 nn; RAB p. 89, 29-4-1; LHB p. 159, 25-

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Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Illinois
Date: 2018-09-18

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Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: May 17, 2023
Variegated giant Kane #223 nn; RAB p. 89, 29-4-1; LHB p. 159, 25-

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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

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Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08

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Location: Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Illinois
Date: 2018-09-18

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Date: 2013-07-19

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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

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Location: English Gardens, W. Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-10-13

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Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2007-12-17

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Date: 2016-08-24
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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 28, 2013 10:20 AM concerning plant:

Can be invasive and is banned in some states, but other states are investigating the giant reed to burn as a possible substitute for coal.

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