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Products > Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'   Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' - Variegated Manna Grass    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) Origin: Eurasia Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: Wheat Bloomtime: Infrequent Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs Winter Hardiness: <15° F Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' (Variegated Manna Grass) - Glyceria is a semi-evergreen, versatile grass that is a variegated sport of a plant from Europe and Asia Minor. It is found along calm or still, nutrient-rich water where this plant thrives but is also tolerates average garden soil so long as it is kept wet. It has spectacular variegated foliage, pink-tinged in spring, is really magnificent, with its pale yellow light green stripes. Moderate grower reaching up to 2 feet tall and spreads (clumps) in rhizomes. Quite suitable for small gardens as a specimen or even in mass. Thrives in wet soil or even submerged up 1 foot deep and it can generate floating stems in deeper water . Flowers are not showy and occur in mid-summer. Root cold hardy to well below 0 degrees F but evergreen only in near frost free climates.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]