Arundo donax
'Variegata'
GIANT REED
Arundo donax ‘Variegata’
Dramatic white-striped leaves and stems changing to creamy yellow in the summer. Showy flowers September – November. Robust expanding clumps eventually to 10 – 11′ tall. Full sun. Widely adaptable to soil conditions. Deer resistant. Cut back to ground prior to emergence of new growth in the spring. Zone 6.