reed grass
Calamagrostis arundinacea
RHS AGM 2006
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Pink tinged
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Reed grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea) is a grass for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows 36 to 48 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide, with pink tinged blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Birds are drawn to it.
Pairs well with Siberian iris, Tickseed, and Ostrich fern.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, and 12 more places. See all 16
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, NW. Balkan Pen., Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Xinjiang, and Yakutiya.