Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Flower Description
Stiff, upright, pink flowers in the summer that turn beige in late summer. Have a wheat-like appearance and are a good cut flower.
Plant Profile: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Names
Feather Reed Grass, Karl Foerster, Karl Foerster's Feather-reed Grass
Phonetic Spelling:ka-la-ma-GROSS-tis BY a-kyoo-tih-FLOR-ah KAR-ul FOR-ster
Genus:Calamagrostis
Species:
Family:Poaceae
This plant spreads gradually through rhizomes and showcases a beautiful golden hue in the fall. It blooms two to three weeks earlier than C. arundinacea and is notably resistant to deer browsing. It thrives in various soil types, including clay. However, during hot, humid, or wet summer conditions, it can struggle and become vulnerable to rust diseases.
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Feature Summary
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Tags
#resistant
#pink flowers
#deer resistant
#HS302
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Feature Summary
Flowers
Stiff, upright, pink flowers in the summer that turn beige in late summer. Have a wheat-like appearance and are a good cut flower.
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
Good Cut
Showy
Good Dried
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Stem
Spreads slowly by rhizomes.
Attributes
Whole Plant Traits
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Erect
Clumping
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
12 inches-3 feet
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Clay
Fruit
Caryopsis
Leaves
Green
Landscape
Mass Planting
Accent
Screen/Privacy
Container
Songbirds
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Image Gallery
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Flowers
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Stem
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Stem Description
Spreads slowly by rhizomes.
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Attributes
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Whole Plant Traits
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Cultural Conditions
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Fruit
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Leaves
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Leaf Color
Green
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Landscape
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
