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Calamagrostis acutiflora Lightning Strike™

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

  • »  This grass has a mounding upright habit
  • »  Leaf blades have a bold white central stripe and green edge
  • »  Sterile flower plumes emerge green, changing to pink and purple, then maturing a golden-tan
  • »  Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter
  • »  Bloom Time: June to July
  • »  Flower Height: 100 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 90 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season
  • »  Rust resistant

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Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
• Fall
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 'Lightning Strike™'

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 'Lightning Strike™'

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 ground level in the spring to make way for new growth.  

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