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Pleioblastus variegatus

Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling
plee-oh-BLASS-tuss vay-ree-eh-GAY-tuss
Description

green-An evergreen groundcover plant with green-white striped leaves.  It can be very invasive, spreading by rhizomes.  It can be very difficult to eradicate once established. 

Its foliage makes this a good container plant while controlling the spread of unwanted growth.

This plant can be kept at a shorter height by cutting the foliage to ground level in the spring, prior to the plant sending up new shoots.  This procedure will also assist the plant in looking its best, as cutting to the ground will encourage new and healthy growth to emerge.  

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#aggressive#container plant#weed
 
Form in January in Washington, District of Columbia
Form - January - Washington - DC Katy Swiere CC BY-NC 4.0
Stem in January in Washington, District of Columbia
Stem - January - Washington - DC Katy Swiere CC BY-NC 4.0
Stem tip in January in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Stem Tip - January - Monmouth Co., NJ Jason K. CC BY 4.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#aggressive#container plant#weed
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Pleioblastus
    Species:
    variegatus
    Family:
    Poaceae
    Recommended Propagation Strategy:
    Division
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    East Asia - Japan
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Ground Cover
    Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
    Perennial
    Habit/Form:
    Horizontal
    Spreading
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Texture:
    Clay
    Loam (Silt)
    Sand
    Soil Drainage:
    Occasionally Wet
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
  • Flowers:
    Flower Description:
    Insignificant
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    White
    Leaf Value To Gardener:
    Showy
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Showy green-white variegated leaves
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Container
    Meadow
    Naturalized Area
    Patio
    Slope/Bank
    Woodland
    Landscape Theme:
    Rock Garden
    Design Feature:
    Border
    Hedge
    Mass Planting
    Small groups
    Problems:
    Weedy