Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis x acutiflora

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-11, that matures to about 3-5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect cream, yellow and green blooms in fall, spring, summer and winter. It attracts butterflies and songbirds, stands up well to black walnut, deer and drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

4-11

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Low

Mature size

3-5 ft

Spacing

12 inches-3 feet

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet, Very-dry

Foliage

Green

Bloom color

Cream, Yellow, Green, Purple

Bloom season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Attracts

Butterflies, Songbirds

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Erosion, Pollution, Rabbits, Wet soil

Native to

Europe to Russian Far East