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Bamboo Reed is a tropical
looking hardy grass, that resembles
bamboo, with hollow broad stems and
a tapered tip, and a grey-green color.
Robust perennial this variety quickly
grows to a giant size. Larger plants
always make an instant impact in your
garden, and this one is a giant.
Individual stems are tough and hollow,
divided by partitions at nodes like
bamboo, from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in
diameter.
Our giant reed is rare and unique
sight that will catch your eye and the
interest of any passer by.
Looks like a dramatic monster alien
corn-like plant 10-18 feet high here in
the Midwest. Reaches heights of 30
feet in the West, but from what I have
read about this plant it can get out of
control where is not allowed to die
down in the winter, in the south it is
considered a pest, but is just fine here
in Zone 5 or anywhere with freezing
winter temps
looking hardy grass, that resembles
bamboo, with hollow broad stems and
a tapered tip, and a grey-green color.
Robust perennial this variety quickly
grows to a giant size. Larger plants
always make an instant impact in your
garden, and this one is a giant.
Individual stems are tough and hollow,
divided by partitions at nodes like
bamboo, from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in
diameter.
Our giant reed is rare and unique
sight that will catch your eye and the
interest of any passer by.
Looks like a dramatic monster alien
corn-like plant 10-18 feet high here in
the Midwest. Reaches heights of 30
feet in the West, but from what I have
read about this plant it can get out of
control where is not allowed to die
down in the winter, in the south it is
considered a pest, but is just fine here
in Zone 5 or anywhere with freezing
winter temps
Some common names include: Spanish
cane, wild cane, giant cane, donax cane,
giant reed, bamboo reed, Italian reed,
Spanish reed, Danubian reed, Provence
cane. We can’t say for sure of what we
have but it matches most pictures of the
above names and we have grown it for
years.
Giant Reed is another of those monstrous
garden plants you either love or hate. If
you're in a very warm climate, you might
find it gets hard to control but if you're in a
northern USDA zone 4/5 like I am, you lust
after this plant. Reliably hardy to zone 4/6
where it is deciduous.
We have had it grow from a two-gallon pot
to 10 feet tall in a season in good and not
so good soil, which makes it an excellent
potted specimen. It will grow vertically
really, really fast. We have measured a 6
inch growth rate overnight. Spreads in a
clump thru rhizomes. New shoots arise
from rhizomes during the spring and is
among the list of fastest growing earthly
plants. Not bothered by deer or insects. We
have yet to see anything eat or bother it
here in Missouri.
cane, wild cane, giant cane, donax cane,
giant reed, bamboo reed, Italian reed,
Spanish reed, Danubian reed, Provence
cane. We can’t say for sure of what we
have but it matches most pictures of the
above names and we have grown it for
years.
Giant Reed is another of those monstrous
garden plants you either love or hate. If
you're in a very warm climate, you might
find it gets hard to control but if you're in a
northern USDA zone 4/5 like I am, you lust
after this plant. Reliably hardy to zone 4/6
where it is deciduous.
We have had it grow from a two-gallon pot
to 10 feet tall in a season in good and not
so good soil, which makes it an excellent
potted specimen. It will grow vertically
really, really fast. We have measured a 6
inch growth rate overnight. Spreads in a
clump thru rhizomes. New shoots arise
from rhizomes during the spring and is
among the list of fastest growing earthly
plants. Not bothered by deer or insects. We
have yet to see anything eat or bother it
here in Missouri.
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Blows in the wind oh so nicely. Nothing beats
blowing in the wind. Even the sounds are
pleasing. Bamboo reed is grown commercially in
plantations in the south of France where it is
shave them into the thin reeds used by
musicians.
Culms may remain green throughout the year
but fade into dormancy during the winter
months or in drought. Giant Reed prefers a
moist soil but will take a drought like we had
here in 2007. It bounced back just fine in 2008. It
wants full sun but will grow in a slightly shady
spot. Fertile soil will provide the best growing
conditions and enable Giant Reed to reach its
full 18-ft height or more.
It is in flower in September, and the seeds ripen
in October, produces a tall, plume-like
flower-heads at the upper tips of stems, the
flowers closely packed in a cream to brownish
red colored cluster. Most reed grass flowers
are hermaphrodite (have both male and female
organs) and are pollinated by Wind. So far we
have not been able to get the seeds to sprout
in 4 years of trying many different methods, so it
is safe for me to say it will not spread by seed
here and we have only been able to reproduce
by separating the clumps. Which keeps it is
LIMITED Supply.
blowing in the wind. Even the sounds are
pleasing. Bamboo reed is grown commercially in
plantations in the south of France where it is
shave them into the thin reeds used by
musicians.
Culms may remain green throughout the year
but fade into dormancy during the winter
months or in drought. Giant Reed prefers a
moist soil but will take a drought like we had
here in 2007. It bounced back just fine in 2008. It
wants full sun but will grow in a slightly shady
spot. Fertile soil will provide the best growing
conditions and enable Giant Reed to reach its
full 18-ft height or more.
It is in flower in September, and the seeds ripen
in October, produces a tall, plume-like
flower-heads at the upper tips of stems, the
flowers closely packed in a cream to brownish
red colored cluster. Most reed grass flowers
are hermaphrodite (have both male and female
organs) and are pollinated by Wind. So far we
have not been able to get the seeds to sprout
in 4 years of trying many different methods, so it
is safe for me to say it will not spread by seed
here and we have only been able to reproduce
by separating the clumps. Which keeps it is
LIMITED Supply.
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This Giant Reed was very well behaved
the first year we had it. The second year,
it was a little more intrusive. The third
year we began to divide it to cover an
growth pattern. The cold of zone 4/6 will
reduce its growing habit. It has taken us
feet and I have had to separate the
rhizomes to make it spread out. I find it
fascinating so far, because it grows very
quickly from clumps, then falls apart in
winter only to return next spring with
much vigor.
the first year we had it. The second year,
it was a little more intrusive. The third
year we began to divide it to cover an
growth pattern. The cold of zone 4/6 will
reduce its growing habit. It has taken us
feet and I have had to separate the
rhizomes to make it spread out. I find it
fascinating so far, because it grows very
quickly from clumps, then falls apart in
winter only to return next spring with
much vigor.
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We cut the dead stalks down each Spring and
use the Dead stalks make great mulch where
we want to control weeds.
The stems of this Giant Reed have a multitude
of uses. They are used as plant supports for
vines and other climbing plants. We moved a
couple and used them last year to grow
Hyacinth bean vines. When the beans
bloomed the concept was spectacular. We did
not get any pictures but will try this year. The
culms branch and in this form the plants to be
used as a hedge that offers privacy and a
fantastic backdrop or focal point in the garden.
use the Dead stalks make great mulch where
we want to control weeds.
The stems of this Giant Reed have a multitude
of uses. They are used as plant supports for
vines and other climbing plants. We moved a
couple and used them last year to grow
Hyacinth bean vines. When the beans
bloomed the concept was spectacular. We did
not get any pictures but will try this year. The
culms branch and in this form the plants to be
used as a hedge that offers privacy and a
fantastic backdrop or focal point in the garden.
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Available for Spring time planting March through May. Then it
is almost too big to handle. We will be making divisions again
in the fall of 2008, to see how fall planting goes. We will divide
some again in Spring 2009. But we love this plant so much we
will be selling it in very limited supplies. A good sized clump
about the size of your fist will be available for pick-up and the
shipping estimates on our next dig when we can weigh a
clump with some soil intact. The stalks will be trimmed for you
so that the rhizome can concentrate on putting on roots.
$ 20.00 plus shipping.
is almost too big to handle. We will be making divisions again
in the fall of 2008, to see how fall planting goes. We will divide
some again in Spring 2009. But we love this plant so much we
will be selling it in very limited supplies. A good sized clump
about the size of your fist will be available for pick-up and the
shipping estimates on our next dig when we can weigh a
clump with some soil intact. The stalks will be trimmed for you
so that the rhizome can concentrate on putting on roots.
$ 20.00 plus shipping.
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