Description | Korean feather grass (Calamagrostis brachytricha) is a slow-spreading clumping grass that can tolerate some shade. |
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Pronunciation | (ka-la-mo-GROSS-tis) |
Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average to moist, needs additional moisture in full sun conditions |
Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry soils |
Flowers | pinkish tinged changing to straw colored in the fall |
Leaves | green, grass-like, fall color yellow |
Dimensions | 3 by 3 feet (HS) |
Propagation | division, seeds |
Misc Facts | syn Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha, Stipa brachytricha, Achnatherum brachytricha, AKA: , Diamond Grass, Foxtail Feather Reed Grass |
Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com), #211-Bluestem Nursery (www.bluestem.ca) |