Grass, Karl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass

Karl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass is a visually stunning ornamental grass that is a soft green. It has feathery stalks that emerge a reddish-brown in spring and turn a beautiful golden yellow in fall.  These feathery stalks bloom weeks earlier than most Feather Reed Grasses and continue to bloom until fall.  Prefers sunny areas in rich moist soils.

Type:	Orn. Grass
Height:	1’ - 2’ (6’ with stalks)
Spread:	1’ - 2’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun
Bloom Color:	Red
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant, prefers wet soil, but can tolerate dryer conditions.  

LANDSCAPE USES: Mass Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Pond Edges, Naturalized Areas, Erosion Control, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Shrub Rose, Russian Sage, Aster 

IMAGES: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster', CC BY-SA 2.0, Photos by Patrick Standish; (2) Ornamental Grasses, (3) Perennial Border

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown