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Expertly Grown In The UK
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Variegated Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata

Brightly striped with summer flowers

The Highlights

    • A vigorous foliage plant which produces attractive pink-red striped leaves in spring, which mature to yellow and white later in the year
    • Summer flowering from June to August with purple or green pannicles
    • A hardy marginal perennial plant ideal for the edges of ponds, streams or any wet ground
    • Resistant to pests and diseases
    • A colourful addition to wildlife or water gardens
    • Provides shelter and perching places for pond wildlife

Variegated Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata

Brightly striped with summer flowers
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The Highlights

    • A vigorous foliage plant which produces attractive pink-red striped leaves in spring, which mature to yellow and white later in the year
    • Summer flowering from June to August with purple or green pannicles
    • A hardy marginal perennial plant ideal for the edges of ponds, streams or any wet ground
    • Resistant to pests and diseases
    • A colourful addition to wildlife or water gardens
    • Provides shelter and perching places for pond wildlife

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots
Plant in 3L Aquatic Pot
Plant in 5L Aquatic Pot
3 Plants in 9cm Pots
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

0.5-1m

Eventual spread:

1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years
1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years
1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years
1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years
1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years
1.5-2.5m
Spreads to between 1.5-2.5m within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles
Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles
Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles
Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles
Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles
Purple, green
Purple or green flowering pannicles

Habit:

Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage
Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage
Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage
Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage
Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage
Upright, clump forming
Upright leaves forming clumps of foliage

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

1.5m
Position plants at least 1.5m apart to allow for spreading

Care Guide

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free. MORE

Grow in water

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out, watering well if planted in a border. Can grow in water up to 15cm deep.

Full sun to partial shade

Grows best in full sun but will be fine with some partial shade

Any wet, poorly drained soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil - loam or clay are ideal.

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from pond water or soil. ?v=1613300718

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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