Botanical Name: Calamagrostis foliosa Add
Common Name: Reed Grass  
Plant photo of: Calamagrostis foliosa
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Grass

 

Height Range

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

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Design Styles

Japanese, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

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Location Uses

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Special Uses

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Attracts Wildlife

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  • Description

  • Notes

This tufted perennial bunchgrass is native to the northern California coastal scrub. It forms a beautiful, dense mound of grey greeen leaves that reach 2' tall, with showy arching flower stalks to 3' tall. Reed Grass leaves assume an attractive purple coloration in the fall and winter. This evergreen should be grown under sun, with little or no summer watering required. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Planting Instructions: 1. Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. 2. Set rootball at ground level. 3. Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. 4. Backfill with amended soil. 5. Build Basin and water.