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Poaceae
Calamagrostis lapponica
Calamagrostis lapponica
Also known as Calamagrostis lapponica var. groenlandica, Calamagrostis lapponica var. gorodkowii, Calamagrostis lapponica var. opima, Calamagrostis lapponica subsp. sibirica
Native Plants · Arctic Grass · Cold Hardy · Northern Species · Cool Season · Moist Soil · Specialized · Naturalized · Subarctic
A cold-hardy northern grass species adapted to cool, moist conditions and shorter growing seasons. Requires consistent moisture and performs best in areas with cool summers and cold winters. Ideal for naturalized northern landscapes or specialized cool-climate gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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