Re: Arundo donax

I suppose for seeds all you'd need to know is someone who's growing it.  In
southern regions it's known for being invasive, taking over ditches and
roadsides not unlike the way the more hardy Phragmites has done here in
Michigan.

Mellinger's sells the variegated form of A. donax.  I know many people in the
metropolitan Detroit area (mostly Zone 6a) who have both forms, so the Zone 7
limit in all the books is subject to debate.

Myself, as far as giant grasses go, I prefer the hardier and less invasive
Miscanthus floridulus.

Dean Sliger
Warren, MI, USA
Zone 6B


Meum71@aol.com wrote:

> Here is a description: "Giant Reed"
> Plants grow 9-12 feet tall use in full sun as a specimen or as a screen.
> Evergreen in south of it's range.  hardy in Zones 7-10. Blooms in the fall
> and attractive all winter long.
> Seed raised, so there must be a seed source out there some were.


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