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Early Summer Foliage from bed outside Main Cafe and Dining Room at RHS Wisley. The staff at Wisley are using Arundo donax - a permanent Reed in the Grass Family - as an annual for its foliage not for its seedheads (which are produced each year after the first) outside the Main Cafe and in the Mixed Borders. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 11 June 2013. Close-up photos from Weed Risk Assessment Giant Reed Arundo Donax by Steve Csurhes , Biosecurity Queensland, Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation in Australia. |
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Giant Cane, Carrizo, Arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado River Reed, Wild cane, and Giant reed. |
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Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay. Suitable as hedge or in bog gardens, in sand dunes, ditches, riversides and in marshland. |
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The leaves are alternate, 30 to 60 centimetres (12 to 24 inches) long and 2 to 6 centimetres (0.79 to 2.36 in) wide with a tapered tip, grey-green, and have a hairy tuft at the base. Stems produced during the first growing season are unbranched. |
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Erect Form. "Arundo donax, Giant Cane, is a tall perennial cane growing in damp soils, either fresh or moderately saline. Arundo donax is native to eastern and southern Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and probably also parts of Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula. It has been widely planted and naturalised in the mild temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of both hemispheres, especially in the Mediterranean, California, the western Pacific and the Caribbean. It forms dense stands on disturbed sites, sand dunes, in wetlands and riparian habitats. A. donax stems and leaves contain a variety of harmful chemicals, including silica and various alkaloids, which protect it from most insect herbivores and deter wildlife from feeding on it. Grazing animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats may have some effect on it, but are unlikely to be useful in keeping it under control." from Wikipedia. This indicates that it could be used as a hedge between your garden and fields used by these grazing animals including deer.
This plant can be used to create biofuel as well as the production of fabric - "Carollo points to a factory near Venice, Italy, that, from 1937 to 1962, used Arundo grown on 12,000 nearby acres in the production of fabric, including Rayon. "And they never had issues of spread," he said in a phone interview from the company's headquarters in the coastal city of Wilmington. When production ceased, he said, those acres were converted back to pasture land."
"Before reading any further it should be noted that Arundo donax has become a monumental problem in certain ecosystems of California and Mexico and no doubt other warm wet places. If you are planning to grow this plant please check that it is wise to do so first." from Cool Tropical Plants.
"Easily grown in full sun to light shade a wide variety of soils ranging from light sandy ones to heavy clays. Plants perform well in moist to wet soils including standing water. They also perform well in average well-drained garden soils with some tolerance for dry conditions. In St. Louis, plants will turn brown and die to the ground after fall frost. Cut plants to the ground after frost. Winter mulch will help protect plant roots. Plants may not flower in USDA Zones 6-7 or if they do flower may not produce fertile seed. Plants are easily propagated by soaking pieces of rhizome or stem in water. Root ball may be divided with a spade. For water gardens, plants may be grown in large containers in 1-5” of water in full sun to part shade (best for larger ponds). In frost-free areas (USDA Zones 9-11), plants remain evergreen and will spread aggressively by rhizomes and self-seeding. Pieces of stem or rhizome may float downstream and root in a variety of new locations. Giant reed is a rhizomatous, perennial, warm season grass that sports a somewhat tropical appearance. In mature form, it can make a very bold ornamental statement in the landscape. It is a bamboo-like plant that is native to Europe (primarily the Mediterranean region). It has been widely planted in southern regions of the U. S. for a variety of purposes ranging from ornamental plantings to erosion control. It has naturalized in most states south from northern California to Maryland south to Florida and Arizona. In frost-free regions, it will remain evergreen in winter and will typically grow to 20’ tall. In areas like St. Louis, plants will die to the ground in winter, but can still reach 12’ tall in a single growing season (shorter in average garden soils). Cane-like stems are clad with 2-ranked, smooth, arching, gray-green leaves to 2’ long and 3” wide. Purplish flowers appear in 1-2’ tall narrow inflorescences in fall, aging to silver. Plants may not bloom in climates with early frost." from Missouri Botanical Garden.
Available from We aim to provide plants, plants and yet more beautiful plants, creatively displayed in a garden setting. We are totally immersed in all things planty. Our friendly and helpful staff are trained horticulturalists and between us we have a wealth of plant knowledge to share. We also supply plants by mail order and have been doing so for over a decade. We take infinite care in packaging our plants, turning the boxes upside down and shaking them to make sure everything is snug and tightly cocooned in the box before the journey to their new home. It’s a labour of love and we’ve become pretty good at it. We care for the environment and nature and are making big changes to the way we run our nursery. We use no chemical pesticides and we use only organic fertilizers in our gardens. We hope to be using organic feed for our nursery stock soon." |
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Early Spring Foliage from bed outside Main Cafe and Dining Room at RHS Wisley. The Arundo donax is probably within 48 inches from the wall from the left to the right. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 16 March 2013. |
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Late Autumn Foliage from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. Note the length of the leaf starting in the bottom left and ending in the top right; which supports the statement that it grows at a fast rate. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 10 November 2013. |
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Late Spring Foliage from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 May 2013. |
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Spring Form from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. The high black label in the middle is the plant label for Arundo donax which is behind it at the back of this border. Note that the plants have been cut to the ground. This is so that this plant can be used as a bedding plant each year to produce fresh growth and foliage rather than for its flowers which occur after the first year of growth. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 4 March 2013. |
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Late Spring Form from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. Again, the Arundo donax plant label is in the middle of this image and it labels that small visible area behind it. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 May 2013. |
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Middle of Summer Form from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. Again, the Arundo donax plant label is in the middle of this image and it labels the bright green foliage behind and above it. Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 24 July 2013. |
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Late Autumn Form from Mixed Borders at RHS Wisley. The bright green summer foliage has now darkened in the autumn and continued its growth - "It is among the fastest growing terrestrial plants in the world (nearly 10 centimetres (3.9 in) / day; Dudley, 2000). Arundo donax generally grows to 6 metres (20 ft), in ideal conditions it can exceed 10 metres (33 ft), with hollow stems 2 to 3 centimetres (0.79 to 1.18 in) diameter." Photo from Chris Garnons-Williams on 10 November 2013. |
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MIXED BORDER DESIGN GALLERY PAGES
FLOWER COLOUR RANGE IN 71 PARTS OF MIXED BORDER DURING |
7 Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel below in the MIXED BORDERS DESIGN Gallery. Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month. |
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It is worth remembering that the links to external sites were valid on the day that I created that link, but may no longer be valid as Father Time moves on! |
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MIXED BORDER OTHER PLANTS GALLERY PAGES Site Map of pages with content (o) Introduction - |
Other Permanent Plants Height from Text Border for the |
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Other Plant Name with link to its Description Page |
Flower Colour with link to Design of East Border or |
Flowering Months with link to Mixed Borders Flower Colour per Month Pages |
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Foliage Colour with link to Mixed Borders Foliage Colour Page |
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5 other Agapanthus in Herbaceous Perennial Gallery |
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74 other Allium in Allium and Anemone Gallery |
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"All Clematis fall into one of 3 distinct pruning groups: No Prune (Group 1), Light Prune (Group 2), and Hard Prune (Group 3). Group 1: Early Flowering. Typically blooming in winter and spring, these varieties flower on the previous year's growth only, so if you need to remove damaged stems or control the size of the plant, the best time would be as soon as they have finished flowering. Included in this group are Alpina, Macropetala, Montana, and Evergreen varieties. Group 2: Large Flowers. Typically larger flowers grow out on new shoots from last year's growth in late spring and summer. Some of these will occasionally display a second bloom at the tips of the current year's growth in late summer and autumn. These varieties should be pruned in spring, right back to where there are strong and healthy buds, before they start their active growth period. New flowering stems will be produced from this architecture of previous growth. Group 3: Late Flowering. Group 3 Clematis only flower on current year's growth. These blooms tend to display from summer through to late autumn. These varieties are arguably the easiest to prune, as you basically cut it right down to about 20cm (8ins) above ground level in spring before they begin their active growth period, removing all of the previous year's growth." from Primrose who have produced a new method of raising "Kids in our planters". |
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If this climber flowered after April 2013, then I could not identify it or see its Plant Label. See Clematis 'Etoile Violette' Des-cription Page in Clematis Climbers Gallery |
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Unable to locate plant label to take photos of its foliage or flowers after 13 April 2013 Chelone glabra black plant label on left and Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' black plant label on right |
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The Trials Report of 2008-2010 on Buddleja davidii and its close hybrids of the RHS provides useful data including the require-ment for hard pruning. The Panel co-opted three genus special-ists, who are all national collection holders of Buddleja. They were; Peter Moore (Long-stock Gardens), Anita Allen (Shap-cott Barton Estate) and Andrew Bullock (The Lavender Garden). |
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Small, Creamy-White, in flat heads. Unable to see its flowers in May-June or even later in the year. The 3 cornus at the back of the bed are starting to create their spring foliage on 15 May 2013 |
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Spring pruning at Beech-grove Garden helps you to create what you want to see from a plant. |
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The 3 cornus at the back of the bed are now over 6 feet high on 29 August 2013. The plants in front obstruct the view of the cornus behind and thus no photos of the flowers of this cornus were taken in 2013. As a backdrop of variegated green/yellow it may be fine, but in that case why not replace that section of hedge behind it instead. |
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The Peony Society has further details on peonies. |
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Pink and White The Plant Label in the middle of this photo of January 2013 is unreadable. The Plant Label has been expanded below. |
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The photo taken on the bottom right on 15 May 2013 shows that the Sambucus plant label is facing the front. The Yellowish-Green juvenile foliage on the bottom right belongs to Cornus alba 'Aurea' - you can see from its page that it grows quite high and hides the side view of this Sam-bucus Plant Label when that plant is in flower. Since the plant label is difficult to read from the front lawn, this indicates no identity of this plant took place when it was in flower. |
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Pincushions - The pincushions of plants such as scabious (Scabiosa columbaria from 
