The field trial was established to investigate the effects of planting condition (soil water content, soil buried depth, rhizome length) and time on the survival rate and growth of Phragmites australis rhizomes. The results indicated that survival rate and growth of Phragmites australis were affected by soil water content and rhizome length significantly, but not by soil buried depth. The survival rate of Phragmites australis in moist condition was higher than
those in natural and flooding conditions. Rhizomes length did not affect survival rate, height and shoot number, but influenced biomass and buds number, which were higher with 15 cm length than those with 30 cm length. Based on the suitable soil water content (moisture) and rhizome length (15 cm), the survival rate of Phragmites australis was the highest when they were planted in May (91%) comparing to June and July. The number of shoots and buds were
the highest in June, which had more suitable temperature and light for Phragmites australis to grow. Therefore, the optimizing transplanting condition of Phragmites australis was that rhizomes of 15 cm with some buds were planted in May with moisture (soil water content).