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Gardener's Garters | Ribbon Grass

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The Highlights

    • Arching, slender leaves boldly striped with white, pale and dark green tones
    • Pale green flowers appear from July to September
    • Low maintenance, pest and disease free
    • A vigorous foliage plant ideal for large spaces by ponds, streams, lakes and woodland gardens or for growing in containers
    • Provides cover, shade and perching places for aquatic wildlife and insects
    • May help control soil erosion on moist banks

Gardener's Garters | Ribbon Grass

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The Highlights

    • Arching, slender leaves boldly striped with white, pale and dark green tones
    • Pale green flowers appear from July to September
    • Low maintenance, pest and disease free
    • A vigorous foliage plant ideal for large spaces by ponds, streams, lakes and woodland gardens or for growing in containers
    • Provides cover, shade and perching places for aquatic wildlife and insects
    • May help control soil erosion on moist banks

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:

60-120cm

Eventual spread:

60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years
60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years
60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years
60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years
60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years
60-150cm
Spreads to between 60-150cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer
Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer
Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer
Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer
Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer
Pale green
Panicles of pale green flowers in early summer

Habit:

Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies
Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies
Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies
Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies
Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies
Clump-forming
Clumps of tall grass forming colonies

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

60cm
Position plants at least 60cm apart to allow for spreading

Care Guide

Pest and disease free

Virtually pest and disease free MORE

Water well if in pots

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out. Make sure you water regularly if planting in pots.

Full sun to partial shade

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

Any moist, poorly drained soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil.

Feeding not required

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

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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