{"product_id":"karl-foerster-feather-reed-grass-bare-root-plant","title":"Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarl Foerster is one of the most dependable ornamental grasses for northern gardens. It forms a narrow, upright clump that sends up tall, wheat-like plumes in late spring, and those plumes stay standing and attractive through summer, fall and winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt reaches about 5 feet tall but only 2 feet wide, so it adds strong vertical lines without taking over. It does not reseed, handles heavy clay and makes a great backdrop, screen or cut and dried stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrow green blades about ¼ inch wide form a dense, upright clump about 2 to 3 feet tall. In late spring slender stems shoot straight up to about 5 feet, topped by narrow, feathery plumes that open with a soft pinkish-purple tint and ripen to golden wheat-tan. The plumes are tight and vertical, like narrow spires. The plant is about 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide in bloom. By midsummer the clump is a column of straight tan spikes over green leaves that sways in the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarl Foerster loves full sun like lavender, and a row of its straight, wheat-colored plumes makes a classic tall backdrop behind lavender, with its plumes already up when the lavender blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in almost any soil, including heavy clay; it tolerates dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 4 to 8. Cut back to about 6 inches in early spring before new growth starts, and divide in spring or fall if needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calamagrostis × acutiflora\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinkish purple ripening to wheat tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrow, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 ft tall × 24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67777072529704,"sku":"GLLF-PER-45395E8D-BR","price":17.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/karl-foerster-feather-reed-grass.jpg?v=1790864934","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/karl-foerster-feather-reed-grass-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}