Lightning Strike Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis hybrid 'Lightning Strike'

Pronunciation: kal-a-ma-GROS-tis
SKU #31061
4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description Exquisite thin green and white foliage with feathery summer plumes that turn a striking gold color in fall. Creates a stunning vertical effect in the landscape as an accent or in a dramatic mass planting. Vigorous and easy to maintain. Thrives in sunny, dry northern climates.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Summer to fall
Mature Size Reaches 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Showy Plumes
STYLE
Landscape Use Border
Foliage Color Multicolored
Companion Plants Spirea (Spiraea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Shrub Rose (Rosa); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Aster (Aster)
CARE
Care Thrives with enriched, evenly moist soil, but highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; tolerates dry spells when established. Cut to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.