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Ornamental Grasses provide texture, uniqueness, and beauty that will set off your favorite blooming flowers. Not only a dynamic element to your garden, Ornamental Grasses are extremely easy to grow, maintain, and will provide additional interest by evolving in seasons while the rest of your garden may be resting. Feather Reedgrass Avalanche attracts birds, is deer resistant and adds texture from early summer to frost in the garden.
SKU | AFLUA31 |
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Common Name | Feather Reed Grass |
Botanical Name | Calamagrostis x acutiflora |
Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Flower Color | Green |
Mature Height | 56-60" tall (4-5 feet) |
Estimated Mature Spread | 18-24" wide |
Bloom Time | Summer to fall |
Planting Depth | Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in. |
Ships As | Potted Plant |
Planting Time | Fall |
Soil Type | Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Moist/Wet Soil |
Soil Moisture | Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining |
Advantages | Deer Resistant, Attract Birds |
Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada | No |
Shipping begins in September based on ground temperatures, coldest zones first.
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Fall bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennial orders may arrive separately from bulbs and seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you need express shipping or have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (877) 309-7333 or contact us by email.
View Shipping Rate ChartTo 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.
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