'Lightning Strike™' Calamagrostis acutiflora (Feather Reed Grass)

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2610 Redbud Trail

Niles, MI 49120

269.695.2959

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Feather Reed Grass ‘Lightning Strike™’
Calamagrostis acutiflora (‘Cool Season Grasses’ Series)

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Type: Perennial

Zone: 4-9

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EXPOSURE

Full Sun to Part Shade

BLOOM SEASON

Blooms early summer to early autumn

SIZE

36"-38"

24"-28"

ATTRIBUTES

Cultivar Notes -

Lightning Strike™

Foliage has wide creamy white center stripes that are edged in green, a different twist on your typical Calamagrostis variety, late summer plumes will persist through winter if not cut back.

Series Notes -

Cool Season Grasses

Cool season grasses are at their prime during the cooler months of fall, winter, and spring, and usually bloom before the warmer summer weather arrives. Many are evergreen. They will put on the most growth during these cooler months. Cool season grasses include: Calamagrostis acutiflora, Festuca, Helictotrichon, and Stipa.

Other Plants in the Cool Season Grasses Series available this season at Vite Greenhouses

Blue Fescue
'Beyond Blue'

Blue Fescue
'Elijah Blue'

Feather Reed Grass
'Hello Spring!™'

Feather Reed Grass
'Karl Foerster'

Pink and Cream Reed Grass
'Overdam'

Genus Notes -

Calamagrostis

The genus Calamagrostis includes some of the showiest of ornamental Grasses. All species prefer rich, moist soil and tolerate heavy clay. They struggle in dry soil.

Feather Reed Grass ‘Lightning Strike™’Calamagrostis acutiflora (‘Cool Season Grasses’ Series)

Feather Reed Grass ‘Lightning Strike™’
Calamagrostis acutiflora (‘Cool Season Grasses’ Series)