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Calamagrostis ×acutiflora
Feather reed grass is a hardy, upright ornamental grass, a naturally occurring hybrid of two Eurasian Calamagrostis species, often grown as the cultivar 'Karl Foerster' for its tall, narrow, feathery flower plumes. It is easy to grow in full sun in most garden soils.
Calamagrostis × acutiflora, called feather reed-grass, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of grass in the genus Calamagrostis, occasionally found in Europe and Asia. Its cultivar 'Karl Foerster' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is a hybrid of Calamagrostis arundinacea and Calamagrostis epigejos, both widespread Eurasian species.
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