Botanical Name: Common Names:
Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Hedging / Screening Clumping, Dense, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Attractive tufting perennial grass with green foliage and mauve flowers maturing to creamy beige from Summer through to Autumn. Looks great when planted en masse. Grows approx. 90cm-180cm tall x 90cm-180cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rain Gardens, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Brown, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: High, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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