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Calamagrostis acutiflora Waldenbuch

Feather Reed Grass

  • »  An upright habit, forming a tight clump of deep green foliage
  • »  Looser structure than Karl Foerster and more arching
  • »  Sterile flower plumes emerge silvery-green, changing to a golden-tan
  • »  Foliage turns to a light yellow in the fall
  • »  Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter
  • »  Flower Height: 150 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 100 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:70-100 cm
  • Spread:50-60 cm
  • Bloom Color: Cream
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Foundation planting
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Waldenbuch'

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Waldenbuch'

Best grown in full sun to partial shade in a moist, well-drained soil, however, will tolerate most soil types. Calamagrostis is drought tolerant, once established.  Prune foliage to ground level in the spring to make way for new growth.