Calamagrostis brachytricha WW39 Feather Reed Grass S3-
Calamagrostis brachytricha WW39 Feather Reed Grass S3- (wet) Feather Reed Grass, Mature plant size: 4ft., Pinkish tinged flower plumes in late summer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed S3 for 14 MONTHS (Bluestone). Planted in 2021.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Calamagrostis brachytricha, a species of reed grass, is a slowly-spreading, clump-forming, warm season ornamental grass which features a mound of narrow, stiff, green leaves (1/4 to 5/8" wide) typically growing to 2' tall and as wide. Pinkish tinged flower plumes appear in late summer atop stems rising well above the foliage clump to 4' tall. Plumes mature to a light tan as the seeds ripen, but tend to disintegrate by early winter. Foliage turns yellowish beige in fall. Also sometimes sold C. arundinacea var. brachytricha. Also sometimes commonly called foxtail grass, feather reed grass or Korean feather reed grass in reference to the feathery flower/seed plumes. effective in moist locations.
2022 note: Flops.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2022:
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Calamagrostis brachytricha WW39 Feather Reed Grass S3-
Calamagrostis brachytricha WW39 Feather Reed Grass S3- (wet) Feather Reed Grass, Mature plant size: 4ft., Pinkish tinged flower plumes in late summer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed S3 for 14 MONTHS (Bluestone). Planted in 2021.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Calamagrostis brachytricha, a species of reed grass, is a slowly-spreading, clump-forming, warm season ornamental grass which features a mound of narrow, stiff, green leaves (1/4 to 5/8" wide) typically growing to 2' tall and as wide. Pinkish tinged flower plumes appear in late summer atop stems rising well above the foliage clump to 4' tall. Plumes mature to a light tan as the seeds ripen, but tend to disintegrate by early winter. Foliage turns yellowish beige in fall. Also sometimes sold C. arundinacea var. brachytricha. Also sometimes commonly called foxtail grass, feather reed grass or Korean feather reed grass in reference to the feathery flower/seed plumes. effective in moist locations.
2022 note: Flops.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2022:
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #warmseason, #clump, #Grass, #FeatherReed, #Calamagrostis, #WW39