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Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis Overdam
A tall, upright, dramatic grass that’s perfect for adding architectural flare to a perennial border or giving a sense of scale in Japanese gardens. It forms a dense mound of arching, pink-tinged, bright green leaves with beautiful, creamy-yellow vertical stripes along the sides of the leaf blades, fading to white as the flowers appear. In late autumn both the leaves and the flowers take on a brilliant shade of bronzy-orange that helps to add colour and interest to the winter garden. Looking particularly attractive along a woodland edge, it should be cut back to the ground in February before the new shoots start to appear. A highly ornamental variety that can be planted in a group to form a dense screen.
Position:
Full sun to partial shade
Soil:
A humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil
Rate of Growth:
Slow
Flowering Period:
June to August
Flower Colour:
Ivory-coloured
Other Features:
The variegation is most pronounced when grown in a climate with cool, summer nights
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
Garden Care:
Cut off all old stems to the ground in March before the new growth starts to appear
Eventual Height: 1.2m
Eventual Spread:
60cm
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Approx Height |
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2 litre pot |
20-30cm |
£4.80 |
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