Avalanche Feather Reed Grass is a tufting ornamental grass that is a soft green with white banding and tall flowering stems. Its feathery stalks emerge a reddish-brown in spring and turn a beautiful golden yellow in fall. Prefers sunny areas in rich, moist soils. Avalanche is a variegated form of Karl Foerster's.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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Height:
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3’ - 5’
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Spread:
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1’ - 2’
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Spacing:
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1’
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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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Red
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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 dryer 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 David J. Stang, Calamagrostis x acutiflora Avalanche 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Andrey Zharkikh, 2012.08.06_17.55.35_CIMG0933a, (3) F. D. Richards, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Avalanche' WW46 Feather Reed Grass J1
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
