Reed Grass is a slow spreading warm season grass with stiff green leaves that turns yellow beige in fall. Pink tinged flower plumes go up in late summer into fall and turn tan as they ripen. Prefers sunny areas in rich moist soils.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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Height:
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1’- 2’ ( 4’ with stalks)
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Spread:
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2’ - 3’
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Spacing:
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2’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Prefers wet soil, but can tolerate drier conditions.
LANDSCAPE USES: Mass Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Pond Edges, Naturalized Areas, Erosion Control, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shrub Rose, Russian Sage, Aster
IMAGES: Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Calamagrostis brachytricha, (2) AfroBrazilian: Aleksandrs Balodis, Calamagrostis brachytricha 01, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
