FOERSTER'S FEATHER REED GRASS
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foester'
Create a stunning vertical effect with feathery stalks that emerge reddish brown in spring and turn a rich golden color in fall. Blooms two to three weeks earlier than common feather reed grass. Thrives in wet soils, yet tolerates drier conditions. Stalks make great cut flowers. Sterile seeds do not produce unwanted seedlings.
zone: 4-9
full sun
average size at maturity: foliage reaches 2ft tall and wide; bloom stalks reach 6ft tall
bloom time: late spring to summer, persisting through fall
---- cut back cool season grasses in very early spring. Leave their foliage in place until spring and then as soon as the snow is gone cut them back, leave about 1/3 of the plant in place.
*images show fully mature plants
