Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Hybrid starting in late summer and

starting in late summer and continuing until frost

lime-chartreuse leaves are each surrounded by a wide cream border

fluorescent cerise-red flowers top the late-January emerging foliage from late April through early May

plant your herbertia in a container garden or trough

Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Hybrid starting in late summer andThis 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