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| Plant Number: 8.310.050 | USDA Zone: 2 - 9 |
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 | Phalaris arundinacea ‘Feesey’ |
| Common name : Tricolor Ribbon Grass |
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| Sometimes called ‘Strawberries and Cream’, this selection of Ribbon Grass has an especially bright appearance. This is a spreading grass, forming a wide patch of medium height. Leaves are striped lengthwise with dark green and white, blushed with pink in spring and fall. Tan spikes appear in summer. Choose a site where this grass can wander freely, or plant in tubs and containers. Often this will benefit from a hard clip back in midsummer, just as the flower spikes appear, in order to rejuvenate the foliage. Easily divided in spring or fall. Loves moisture.
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Moist
Wet
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Brown
Blooming Time
Early Summer
Mid Summer
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Variegated
White
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Border
Containers
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Ground Cover
Massed
Specimen
Waterside
Flower Head Size
Medium
Height
45-70 cm
18-27 inches
Spread
90-120 cm
35-47 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Fast
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What others say about this plant...
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The cool days of spring and fall sometimes brings suffusions of pink to the foliage of variegated grasses, such as Feesey's ribbon grass…; Rick Darke, The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses |
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