Catalog Description
Great for hedges or tall screens. As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 feet tall. Attractive culms brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Non-invasive. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Fast-growing to 15 to 35 feet tall, forms large clumps. Division. Clumping. |
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Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 15 to 35 ft. tall, forms large clumps. |
Key Plant Benefits
Great for hedges or tall screens. As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 ft. tall. Attractive stems brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Non-invasive. Evergreen. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Fast Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Clumping |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 10 (>150 to 180 days) |
| Low: | 8 (>90 to 120 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 10 (30 to 40 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 8 (10 to 20 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full to partial sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
None
| Flower Color |
| No Value |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Flowers are insignificant. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Division |
| Best time to Prune |
| No Value |
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Attributes
Border Plant
Clump Forming
Hedge Plant
Oriental Garden
Tropical
Windbreak
Deer Resistant |
Foliage
Dense, fountain-like
| Foliage Shape | Linear |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | Green |
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