Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta' ~ Picta Ribbon Grass-ServeScape
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta' ~ Picta Ribbon Grass-ServeScape
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta' ~ Picta Ribbon Grass-ServeScape
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta' ~ Picta Ribbon Grass-ServeScape

Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta'

Picta Ribbon Grass

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Picta Ribbon Grass is a naturalized cool-season wetland grass with hollow stems and flat, arching green blades with a creamy center stripe.  bright yellow-green spicy scented Iris-like foliage.  The panicles of tiny white flowers appear above the foliage in June and July. Picta Ribbon Grass is very adaptable and can grow in any soil type or moisture tolerance.

NOTE: extremely vigorous spreader that is invasive if not planted in contained area! However, if this is not a concern it can be used for erosion control and dense ground cover.  Planting in dry soil helps limit invasive qualities.

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Origins:

Temperate N. America and Eurasia

Height: 

2' - 4'

Spread: 

2' - 5'

Spacing: 

3.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

 4 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Keep soil moist.  No serious pests or diseases.  Invasive spreader- any tiny segment of root or rhizome can sprout, so raised containers or deep bed separators can help contain it.   

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Pond Edges, Water Gardens, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Swamp Milkweed, Sedge, Iris

IMAGES: Kor!An (Андрей Корзун), Phalaris arundinacea picta 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta' 1, CC BY-SA 3.0

Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Picta' ~ Picta Ribbon Grass-ServeScape

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