Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Woodwardia We prefer to leave them

We prefer to leave them to give birds a place to perch

the deep shade-loving sacred lilies are highlighted for the season with short stalks of brilliant red berries

the clumps are topped with 1' long purple spikes of hummingbird and monarch butterfly attracting light lavender flowers

beautifully mottled with lighter green and flesh-colored blotches

which mature with a pink blush

Arundo donax Peppermint Stick Woodwardia We prefer to leave themThis 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