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Poaceae
Phalaris can be annual or rhizomatous perennials grasses with relatively broadly linear leaves and small green flower spikelets in open panicles.
P. arundinacea var. picta is a vigorous perennial grass forming an extensive colony of erect stems to 60cm tall, bearing narrow leaves boldly striped with white, pale and dark green, and narrow pale green flowering panicles in summer
Grow in any soil in full sun or partial shade. Can spread quickly, so therefore good for covering large areas
Divide from mid-spring to midsummer
Ground Cover Flower borders and beds Cottage & Informal Garden
To keep the variegation, cut down all but the new young shoots in early summer to encourage fresh growth
Generally trouble free
Generally trouble free
deciduous
suckering
H7
Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20° celcius)
partial shadefull sun
shelteredexposed
east-facingsouth-facingwest-facing
chalkclaysandloam
well-drained
neutralacidicalkaline
0.5m to 1m
1m to 1.5m
2 to 5 years
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