bluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) is a clump-forming grass for low maintenance beds, ground cover, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. Slender stems rise from small rhizomes and carry nodding, branched flower heads. The flower heads look purplish in bloom and turn tan later in the season. The clumps stand up well in winter.
Pairs well with Tussock sedge, Swamp milkweed, Joe-pyeweed, and Dense blazing star.
Native range
AK, AZ, CA, CO, and 43 more places. See all 47
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, and QC.