Burr Reed

HARDY (PERENNIAL)

AVAILABLE: 30 MAY TO 1 SEPTEMBER

Burr Reed (Sparganium eurycarpum)

Shallow marginal. Also known as Giant Bur-reed. The flowers are wind pollinated, the male flower clusters being separate and more highly elevated than the female. It also produces large seeds, which can accumulate in the soil as buried reserves.

• Leaves grow in a fan arrangement like an iris
• Grows up to 36” tall in full sun to part shade
• Male and female flowers on separate heads on the same plant
• Comes in a 6” pot
• Native to North America
• Perennial