10) Calamagrostis x acutiflorus ‘Karl Forster’

Type: Ornamental grass

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Karl Forster’

Common name: Karl Forster feather reed grass

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Height: 90-120cm (foliage), 150-200cm (flowers)

Spread: 40-50cm

Requirements: medium to wet soils in full sun, survive in clay soil

Leaf arrangement: green, narrow, flattened leave, large and dense

Flower /fruit description(s): upright flowering stalks, narrow flower plumes, persistent seeds

Suitable uses: borders, narrow spaces, moist low spots or on pond/stream banks

Quick ID description: grass, large, dense, upright

Bloom time: June-July

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b810