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Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Eldorado' PP#16486

Common Name:
Gold variegated feather-reed grass
Plant Type:
Grass
Family:
Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Geographic Origin:
Central and Eastern Europe
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
3-4 feet high and wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Straw color
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

Erect, clumping grass has bright green leaves with a bright yellow green central stripe. Feathery plumes of pinkish flowers are held on very erect stems over the leaves in spring. Cool season grass.