Feather reed grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
- Size
- 1.5 m tall, 0.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -34 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- Structure in a bed
- Light screening
- Border planting
- Goes upwards
- Shape that holds through winter
- Moves in the wind
Safety
Nothing on our safety list for this plant.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Grasses
- Family
- Poaceae
- Size when mature
- 1.5 m tall, 0.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium, moist
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -34 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
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