Category: Grass
Family: POACEAE
Genus: Calamagrostis
species: acutiflora
Origin:
Size: 3 (min) to 5 (max)
Size Description:
Notes: Growth habit: Upright
Foliage: Finely-pointed blades up to 3 feet long, dull green and hairless but rough-textured
Flowers: Golden to pinkish-purple (depending on the cultivar), erect panicles up to 1.5 feet long and ½ to 1 inch wide. Flowers fade to golden-tan in the summer, and provide architectural interest until late winter
Culture: Full sun and medium to wet soils. Does well in heavy soil. Blooms in light shade. Seeds are sterile so the plant will not reseed. Mow down clumps in late winter before new shoots start to grow. Uses: Specimen, massed, along bodies of water, dried flower
Propagation: Division of stolons.
Cultivars: C. acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ was named the 2001 Perennial Plant Association plant of the year. It has feathery, golden flowers.
‘Overdam’ has white stripes with golden plumes of flowers in mid- to late-summer.
Characteristics: Wet Soil Tolerant
Texture: Rough

Deer Resistance:		Good Resistance	See plants that are deer resistant.
Full Sun Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like full sun.

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