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Calamagrostis acutiflora Hello Spring™

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

  • »  This grass has a mounding upright habit
  • »  Narrow leaf blades have a defined white edge
  • »  Sterile flower plumes emerge white changing to a golden-tan
  • »  Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter
  • »  Bloom Time: June to July
  • »  Flower Height: 120 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 90 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season
  • »  Rust resistant

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$26.25
  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:90-120 cm
  • Spread:60-80 cm
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green
• Variegated
• White
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Foundation planting
• Specimen
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Hello Spring™'

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Hello Spring™'

Best grown in full sun to partial shade in a moist, well-drained soil, however,  will tolerate most soil types. Calamagrostis is drought tolerant, once established.  Prune foliage to 10 cm in the spring to make way for new growth.