Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' is a lovely grass that will bring structure and movement into your garden. It is a compact, clump forming, deciduous perennial grass, with lovely green leaves that have white stripes - I think they have a pink tone with just starting into new growth - very pretty. On tall stems, airy spinkles of purple flowers in summer and turn a lovely cream colour during autumn and winter. This is a great grass and now tha I have convinced Ruby my dog to stop eating it, it is doing well in my garden.
Common Name
feather reed-grass 'Overdam'
Height and Spread
1.2 - 1.5m x 1m
Cultivation
Easy to grow in most moist, humus-rich, well-drained fertile soils, but will tolerate all but the poorest soils.Best in sunny open spot. Mine is in part shade and therefore maybe a little shorter
Propagate by division mid-spring.
Cut back old growth late winter early spring before new growth appears
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