Calamagrostis acutiflora
(feather reed grass)
(feather reed grass)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Photo Credits: Steven N. Rodie
Height: 48 – 72 inches
Spread: 30 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Comments & Cautions:
upright, long-standing ornamental grass; the straight species is rarely available in the trade; divide every 3 to 4 years
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
cool-season grass; mounds of foliage and vertical flower stems
Foliage
bright green; emerges early spring; light tan through winter; medium texture
Flowers
June; vertical inflorescence to 12 inches on long stems; tight narrow seed heads; sterile seeds; persistent into mid-winter