Lightning Strike Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis hybrid 'Lightning Strike'
Pronunciation: kal-a-ma-GROS-tis
SKU #31061
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fast Growing |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Plumes |
| Landscape Use | Border |
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| Foliage Color | Multicolored |
| Companion Plants | Spirea (Spiraea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Shrub Rose (Rosa); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Aster (Aster) |
| 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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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone:
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101 Market 8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e.
Otsego, MN 55330 -
14th Street Garden Center 793 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07303 -
3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse 1110 3rd Ave. West
Dickinson, ND 58601