Scientific name: Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Synonym: Calamagrostis ‘Stricta’
Family: POACEAE
Common names: “Feather reed grass”
Plant Type: Deciduous perennial grass
Conditions:
Zone: 5-9
Light: Full sun best – will bloom in light shade
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered, takes seaside
Soil: Rich and heavy soil, tolerant of all but the poorest
Moisture: Moist – wet well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3-5′ W 1.5-2.5′
Leaf and Stem shape: Grass with flat, arching leaves and upright form
Flower: Bronze flowering panicles that fade to pale brown
Maintenance: Low – zero, cut back in early spring, sterile seeds
Landscape use: Mixed bed, architectural, mass planting, container
Propagate: By division
Pests & Disease: Rust
*Deer resistant
Comments: “Single most overused grass in landscape design” , can be used nicely and effectively in almost any garden, named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2001
