Description
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’
Zone: 3
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Mature Size: 59″H x 27″W
Flower Colour: Green, Mauve
Flowering Time: Early Summer to Late Fall
Growth Rate: Medium
Description: This grass performs well in a wide range of climates, remains attractive for months on end, and is not invasive in any way. Clumps are strongly upright, with dark green leaves. Soft feathery green plumes appear in summer, maturing into stiff wheat-coloured spikes, which last into winter.
May be used in large groupings towards the back of a border, but also very effective when used more as a single specimen. Hardy enough to survive in containers or tubs in most regions. Clumps may be easily divided in spring.
Trim to the ground in March. For a time this was also sold as under the cultivar name ‘Stricta’, but trials at Longwood Gardens showed that ‘Stricta’ and ‘Karl Foerster’ are identical.
Ornamental Features: Accent, Good Texture/Form, Attracts Butterflies, Border, Containers, Cut Flower, Soft Feathery Green Plumes
Landscape Features: Deer Resistant, Dried Flower, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Resistant, Massed, Specimen
