Calamagrostis A. Overdam 17Cm Pot

FEATURES

Beautiful variegated foliage and mauve flower spikes

Heat Tolerant

Deadheading Not Necessary

Attracts: 

Birds

Grass: 

 Grass

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 

 Perennial

 

Height Category: 

 Tall

 

Garden Height: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Spacing: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Spread: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Flower Colors: 

 Green

 

Flower Shade: 

 Green

 

Foliage Colors: 

 Green

 White

 

Foliage Shade: 

 Variegated

 

Habit: 

 Upright

 

Container Role: 

 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 

 Part Sun to Sun

Maintenance Category: 

 Easy

Bloom Time: 

 Early Summer

 Mid Summer

 Early Winter

 Late Summer

 Mid Winter

 Early Fall

 Late Winter

 Mid Fall

 Late Fall

 Late Spring

Hardiness Zones: 

 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category: 

 Average

Uses: 

 Cut Flower

 Dried Flower

 Grass

 Landscape

Uses Notes: 

Great for landscapes and as a specimen plant

Maintenance Notes: 

Overdam is cool-season grass. Cool-season grasses put on most of their growth in spring before temperatures begin exceeding 75 degrees Fahrenheit and in the fall when temperatures cool down. They generally maintain good color through the summer but won't grow much when it is hot.
Cut back cool season grasses in very early spring.

Cool season grasses tend to look good even as the weather cools. Leave their foliage in place until spring and then as soon as the snow is gone cut them back. Leave about 1/3 of the plant in place. Trimming cool season grasses too harshly can irreparably harm the plant.

Divide cool season grasses in spring or early fall. Cool season grasses are actively growing in spring and fall. These grasses can be transplanted at either time of the year but early spring is probably the best time to divide. If you do divide them in the fall, be careful that the freeze/thaw cycles of winter don't heave the plants out of the ground, this happened to a couple of my coral bells last winter.

Cut clumps of grass to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear.