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Calamagrostis bolanderi
Also called Bolander's Reed Grass
Bolander's reedgrass is a native perennial grass of moist coastal habitats in northern California, growing 0.5 to 1.5 m tall with open, spreading flower clusters. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so it suits moist, cool, naturalistic plantings.
Calamagrostis bolanderi is a species of grass known by the common name Bolander's reedgrass. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in moist coastal habitat such as temperate coniferous forest, wet meadows and bogs, and coastal scrub.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calamagrostis bolanderi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
