BOTANICAL NAME: Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

COMMON NAME: “Feather Reed Grass”

ATTRACTS:  Birds

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Pinkish-purple feathery plumes in Summer

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full sun       

HEIGHT: 3 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 2 to 4 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Hardy Perennial

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Well drained soil, fertile, rich soil

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Low maintenance

Long lasting plumes

HARDINESS ZONES: 4-7

Feather Reed grass is a beautiful ornamental grass w/narrow-vertical growth habit of bright green leaves. It has pinkish-purple, feathery plumes in Summer. Can be used a backdrop for flowering perennials.