Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Poaceae (Grass Family)
▲ flowering plant in May
▲▼ mature plants, after inflorescences have dried
Calamagrostis x acutiflora: Feather Reed Grass
Location on campus: north of Temple Hall, in median planting bed of drive leading to/from Bear Park South; on east side of JQH Arena.
· cool-season grass, with narrow basal leaves 12-18” tall
· stiff, upright, narrow silvery to white inflorescence panicles in late spring that persist through fall
· adapted to more moist soils than other ornamental grasses
· needs full sun