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'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass creates a dramatic garden accent, with tall, slender, vertical growth and feathery plumes of shifting bronze color that stay in place year-round. An early bloomer, 'Karl Foerster' is a cool season grass that grows most rapidly in the spring season and produces notably early blooms. It is a clump-forming decorative grass, with an upward architectural growth habit, making it a dramatic specimen plant in garden or meadow. Torch-like plumes are widely used in dried flower arrangements. This sterile variety does not self-sow, is deer resistant, and notably cold hardy. (Calamagrostis acutiflora)
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
36-60" tall x 24-36" wide. 'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass is one of the
most famous and popular Ornamental Grasses worldwide. Rising to about 5
feet, Feather Reed Grass is famous for waving in the wind, adding motion to the
landscape, even with the slightest breeze. The tall elegant feathery blooms have
a subtle purple-pink color when they're new in late spring, and mature into a
warm buff color. These torch-like plumes are widely used in dried flower
arrangements. ‘Karl Foerster’ is at home in moist soils and tolerant of part
shade, salt, and humidity. Plus, Feather Reed Grass is super winter hardy, and
requires almost no care. It’s also used very effectively in large containers on
patios and terraces. Leave foliage standing over winter, for habitat and visual
interest. Cut back in late winter or spring before new growth emerges.
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Associated SKUs
AM016154 AM014109 (Plant - 3.5" Pot) AM015713 (Tray of 18) AM015714 (Tray of 9)
Common Name
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
Botanical Name
Calamagrostis x acutiflora Karl Foerster
Zones
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Flower Color
Wheat
Mature Height
3-5 ft tall
Mature Spread
24-36" wide
Growth Rate
Medium
Bloom Time
Mid summer to late fall
Planting Depth
Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.
Foliage
Upright stalks rising above green foliage, producing feathery plumes.
Soil Type
Loamy Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average
Tolerates
Dry Sites
Advantages
Attract Birds, Deer Resistant, Great For Mass Plantings, Good For Hedge / Screen, Winter Interest, Easy To Grow, Low Maintenance, Good For Cut Flowers, Good For Dried Flowers, Rabbit Resistant
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