Can anyone tell me what type of reed these are?

Hi. Can anyone tell me what reed these are? and how to look after them? I know they usually go brown during the winter, but am still waiting for them to start going green again…I’m not sure when that should be.

reeds21004×1280 576 KB

reeds1224×1632 533 KB

As long as it’s not Japanese Knot Reed you’re alright!

If no one here can help, you could try the Picture This app which gives you a few free goes (though does nag a bit).

I tried your picture in the app and it suggested a ‘Giant Reed’ and says it has dried out and needs watering - though it also claims giant reeds are in the top 100 invasive species… it could be wrong though.

Hi. Thanks, yes I love the app “picture this” which is what I usually use to decipher plant species. I’ve managed to avoid paying their sign up costs for a year but now they’ve toughened up and I can’t use it for free … hence my SE23 life reach out! X

Seek is quite a good free app for plant identifying.

At first sight I thought it was a bamboo. Are those long, thin leaves part of the plant? They look bamboo like. Do you have a photo of it in leaf? Knotweed leaves are quite broad and a different shape. But the stems do look knotweed-like.