Lightning Strike Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis hybrid 'Lightning Strike'

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

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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
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Reaches 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide.

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Bloom TimeSummer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fast Growing
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Plumes
Landscape UseBorder
Foliage ColorMulticolored
Companion PlantsSpirea (Spiraea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Shrub Rose (Rosa); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Aster (Aster)
Care InstructionsThrives 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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Bloom TimeSummer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fast Growing
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Plumes
Style
Landscape UseBorder
Foliage ColorMulticolored
Companion PlantsSpirea (Spiraea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Shrub Rose (Rosa); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Aster (Aster)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives 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.