Scientific Name:	Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Pronunciation:	kal-uh-muh-GRAHSS-tiss ex uh-kew-tih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:	feather reed grass
Family Name:	Poaceae
Plant Type:	Poales (grass-like), Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves margins pale yellow plus stripes fade to pinkish white; inflorescence purplish brown and loose. Leaves mid-green 1cm x 40cm with a sticky margin (hairs that catch); florets very tight in upright spike of spikelets.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Dense, Spreading, Stiffly upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin (C. arundinacea x C. epigejos) Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Wetlands Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract birds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Dryland (no watering), Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background, Waterside planting, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include C. 'Karl Foerster', C. 'Overdam', and C. 'Eldorado'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Eldorado' has unusual gold variegated foliage, the narrow green leaves have a bright gold center which radiates out in the sunlight. Attractive tan wheat-like seeds appear in early summer and persist all season. Colour in Fall: Brown Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire Additional Info: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Eldorado' has unusual gold variegated foliage, the narrow green leaves have a bright gold center which radiates out in the sunlight. Attractive tan wheat-like seeds appear in early summer and persist all season.

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle-like, Spikelet Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Colour (petals): Showy, Green-yellow, Pink Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun

Fruit Type: Grain (caryopsis) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes, Fibrous roots (monocots), Adventitious roots

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Rust, Deer resistant

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Karl Foerster (CGW) Community Garden West (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : cv. Karl Foerster (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Eldorado (PDW) PonD West : cv. Overdam (PHA) PolyHouse and Area (WDH) Wark-Dumais House Location Map

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