Can someone identify this grass?
I have had this Grass for a few years now, it started off in a pond but I found that it grows out of the pond just as well. it dies off in the winter but soon starts to grow back in the spring and it grows very fast, its about 15 years old now, but I have never known what its called? so can anyone help???
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phalaris unundinacea picta. gardener's garters. Highly invasive, plant with caution.
Last edited: 27 May 2016 10:54:59
Thank you I understand what your saying about it being invasive but that's what I want it to do on that part of the garden so its doing as you say but I will keep my eye on it.
Last edited: 27 May 2016 11:13:12
Or do as I did and plant it where you can hit it the odd looter with the lawnmower!
I 've not found it to be invasive in heavy, unimproved clay but I'm sure it would take advantage of better conditions - which aren't on offer!
it was in a previous garden with very light soil. Clearly soil has an impact.
I'm quite new to the world of gardens so don't know much about soil types yet but what I can tell you if whatever we plant here seems to grow like crazy, I remember 2 years back we planted some squash only 1 plant and it yielded 170. I'm sure if I stuck a twig in the ground it would grow
Sounds like you won't be short of garters then
No I'm hoping they will continue to grow down a bank we have which we really can't do anything with so the more of that it covers the better
I grow it in a shady spot under climbing roses. It looks good there. You need to clear out all the dead grass before it sprouts again in the spring.