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Poaceae
Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora
Structure and grace in motion.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Calamagrostis
- Native to
- Hybrid origin (Europe)
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- ornamental grass
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- adaptable, tolerates clay
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The cultivar 'Karl Foerster' was named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2001 and remains one of the most popular ornamental grasses worldwide.
- As a sterile hybrid, feather reed grass never self-seeds, making it a well-behaved garden plant unlike some invasive grasses.
- Karl Foerster, the German nurseryman for whom the popular cultivar is named, spent his life promoting the use of grasses in garden design.
- The flower plumes emerge pinkish-purple in early summer and gradually age to golden wheat color by autumn.
- Its strongly vertical habit earned it the nickname 'the exclamation point of the garden' among landscape designers.
Color meanings
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flexibility
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resilience