This cool season clump-forming perennial grass, with its deep-green foliage and feathery purplish plumes, is popular for its beauty, versatility and easy maintenance; foliage rustles and dances in the wind; deer resistant; drought, heat and cold tolerant once established; evergreen in mild climates; Perennial Plant of the Year 2001.
Excellent as accent, screen & specimen, in borders, containers, mass plantings, cactus, cottage gardens and near water; good choice for water-wise gardens
One of the most popular of the ornamental grasses. Does not bloom well in light shade; hardy and undemanding; cut back to about 12 cm/5in by early March
Plant Attributes: |
Genus: |
Calamagrostis |
Foliage: |
Evergreen |
Exposure/Light: |
Sun |
Bloom Color: |
Purple |
Growth Habit/Shape: |
Clumping |
Growth Rate: |
Fast |
Hardiness: |
4 - 9 |