Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Southwest Europe This was named and originally

This was named and originally introduced to the US by plantsman Barry Yinger

starting for us in late March/early April

consumed by Native Americans

but it is also required by the larvae of monarch butterflies

makes a 5" tall x 1' wide woodland groundcover

Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Southwest Europe This was named and originallyThis wonderful deer resistant grass, native to Mediterranean freshwater wetlands, has long been a favorite of gardeners. The only drawback was the fading of the leaf variegation in warm weather. Arundo 'Peppermint Stick', imported from the Shanghai Botanical Garden by the late plantsman Greg Speichert, solves that with striped leaves just as vivid in summer as in spring. Arundo 'Peppermint Stick' forms sturdy 12' tall canes, adorned with wide green