Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass 1 Live Plant – Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ – 3 Gallon Pot

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) is a cool-season ornamental perennial grass admired for its upright growth habit, narrow green foliage, and elegant feathery flower plumes. Its vertical form provides strong architectural interest in perennial borders, contemporary landscapes, and mixed ornamental grass plantings.

During late spring to early summer, this ornamental grass produces slender, feathery flower spikes that emerge with pinkish-purple to bronze tones before gradually maturing to golden tan. The dried plumes often remain attractive through autumn and into winter, providing seasonal texture and movement. Its dense, clump-forming habit makes it suitable for borders, mass plantings, foundation landscapes, and ornamental screening.

This listing includes one live Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass in a 3 gallon nursery pot. It performs best in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil with moderate moisture. The cultivar is widely valued for its tidy, upright form and is generally considered a sterile hybrid that does not spread aggressively by seed.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Ornamental Grass

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Common Name: Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Scientific Name: Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

Cultivar: Karl Foerster

Plant Form: Live Potted Ornamental Grass

Plant Type: Cool-Season Perennial Grass

Flower Color: Pinkish-purple to bronze, maturing golden tan

Foliage Color: Green

Growth Habit: Upright, narrow, clump-forming

Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

• Scientific Name: Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

• Cultivar: Karl Foerster

• Plant Quantity: 1 live ornamental grass

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

• Plant Form: Live potted ornamental grass

• Plant Type: Cool-season herbaceous perennial grass

• Plant Family: Poaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Pinkish-purple to bronze, aging golden tan

• Flower Form: Narrow, feathery upright plumes

• Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer

• Foliage Color: Green

• Foliage Texture: Narrow, linear leaves

• Growth Habit: Upright, narrow, clump-forming

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–9

• Soil Preference: Fertile, well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate

• Seed Production: Generally sterile hybrid

• Landscape Uses: Perennial borders, mass plantings, ornamental screens, foundation landscapes

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage and root space

• Seasonal Appearance: Dormant during winter; dried plumes may persist

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Strong vertical foliage and golden-tan flower plumes

One live Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) plant, natural grass foliage, flowering stems when in season, root system, growing medium, and 3 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Plant Form: Live Potted Cool-Season Ornamental Grass