Scientific Name: Phragmites australis
Common Name: giant reed
Native Range: Europe
Zone: 4 to 10
Plant type & Form: Grass
Height: 8.00 to 15.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 5.00 feet
Bloom Time: June to August
Bloom Description: White to purple
Flower: Plume-like, reddish purple flower head up to 18″ long
Fruit: Rarely seeds
Leaf: Long, lanced, wide (2.5″), bluish green leaves
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Soil type & pH: Moist to wet soils, tolerates a wide variety
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize, rain garden
Tolerates: Alkaline soil, clay, salt
Notes: This is an invasive species. It has an extensive, rhizomatic root system that allows it to spread densely.
Identification notes: Look for the large, feathery plume at the top of this plant.
