General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Striped yellow and green.
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Greenish to pale-pink.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Ribbon Grass
  • Reed Canary Grass
  • Gardener's Garters

Photo Gallery
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2019
Phalaris arundinacea'Lutea picta'    blooms

Date: 2016-08-21
Phalaris arundinacea Picta
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2019  summer
Phalaris arundinacea'Lutea picta'    Striped leaves

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