Phragmites australis seed
LATIN NAME: PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS
COMMON NAME: Common Reed
In the marshes and the shallow waters of every continent, the common reed grows as a tall, vigorous, clumping grass with the stiff, hollow, bamboo-like stems, the long, flat, grey-green leaves and the large, feathery, purplish-brown panicles that open in the late summer and stand through the winter. It spreads quickly by the creeping rhizomes into a dense, towering stand, and it stands the cold, the flooding and the poor, muddy soils well. It does well in the sun and the wet, silty ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The common reed occupies a place in the studies of the great wetland grasses of the world, its tall stands and its creeping rhizomes keeping it in view in the work on the reed beds of the water treatment and the wetland ecology of the deltas and the lakeshores. The research looks at the way the feathery panicles shed the fine seeds, the hollow stems rise through the water, and the seed biology of the short-lived seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the pond margin and the wild marsh, the common reed rises in the tall, whispering stands that hold the bank and give the cover to the reed warblers and the bitterns. The stems have thatched the roofs of the old world for thousands of years, and the plant makes the fine wetland plant, the reed-bed builder and the water-purifying grass. It is a plant for the sunny, wet, silty edge of the water.
To grow the Common Reed from seed, sow the fine seeds onto wet mud at the water”s edge.
Sow the fine seeds onto wet mud at the water”s edge, and keep the young reeds in the sunny, wet spot. The feathery panicles open with the late summer.
LATIN NAME: Phragmites australis
COMMON NAME: Common Reed
The common reed is a handsome, very tall, vigorous, rhizomatous, perennial grass of the wetlands, and its fine, broad, flat, grey-green leaves and its tall, upright, dense, plume-like heads of the many small, purplish or greyish spikelets have made it a familiar and magnificent plant of the reeds and the wetland. Growth is steadily, the plant forming a rounded crown that reaches 5-10 metres.
The common reed belongs to the grass family, Poaceae, and it is a species of the very tall, vigorous, rhizomatous, perennial grass, native to the wetlands of the many regions of the world, while it grows in the shallow water and the wet places, and it is known as the common reed. It is prized for its tall, upright, dense, plume-like heads and its magnificent, tall form.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The common reed has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the ecology and the wetland science, since it is one of the most widespread and most vigorous of the wetland plants of the world, and researchers have examined its growth, its distribution and its remarkable role in the wetlands, while its value in the holding of the soil and the cleansing of the water has drawn attention in the international ecological and wetland press as a plant of the wetlands. The plant has also been studied in the material science and the traditional use, since the fine, strong stems of the common reed have a long history of use in the thatching, the mats and the fine crafts of the many lands, and researchers have examined the stems and their fine strength, while the study of the reed as a fine, renewable material has been of continuing interest, and its fine, tall, strong stems have been of value. The species has also been studied in the ecology of the wildlife, since the tall, dense reed-beds of the common reed are a treasured home and a shelter of the many birds and the wildlife of the wetlands, and researchers have examined the reed-beds and their value, while the study of the wetland birds has been of continuing interest, and the reed is a fine friend of the wildlife of the wetland. In the gardens the common reed should be grown with care, since it spreads freely in the wet ground, but it is a magnificent and useful plant of the wetland. For a plant of such fine value, the common reed has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the common reed is a generous plant of the wetland. Its tall, dense, plume-like heads feed the seed-eating birds, and its tall, dense reed-beds give a fine home and a shelter to the many birds and the wildlife of the wetland.
Its economic value is real. The common reed is prized for its fine, strong stems, and its worth has drawn attention in the international ecological and wetland press as a plant of the wetlands, while its fine, strong stems have been used in the thatching, the mats and the fine crafts of the many lands. The common reed spreads freely in the wet ground, so it is best grown in the contained beds of the large garden. For a grower, the common reed is an easy and magnificent plant, and for a gardener of the wet places it brings a tall, plume-headed, reed-grass to the edge of the pond and the wetland. The seeds are happiest in wet ground — press them into the surface of pots of muddy, water-holding soil or straight into the damp edge of a pond, keep the pots standing in shallow water, and theyll push up freely once the weather warms.
Phragmites australis (formerly communis) – Common reed) bare root/rooted cutting marginal pond plant.
A vigorous marginal rush with narrow leaves. During August and September it produces brownish purple flowers.This is an excellent plant for filtering water and is often used in reed-beds. Will tolerate full sun and partial shade and will grow to 4-5ft tall. Max depth 4″.