Scientific Name
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Common Name
Karl Foerster: Feather reed grass

Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Height: 5 to 7'
Light Requirements: Sun to light shade
Soil/Moisture: Grows in a wide range of soil conditions including clay
Form/Texture: Strong, upright; narrow to open clump
Inflorescence: Stiff upright pink flowers in summer; turns beige in late summer; wheat like appearance; good cut flower
Comments: Spreads slowly by rhizomes; gold fall color; flowers two to three weeks before C. arundincea
Cultivars: --
 

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