trefle.io · Taken Jun 28, 2022 by James Rush (cc-by-sa)
Poaceae
Narrow small-reed
Calamagrostis stricta
Also known as Deyeuxia ameghinoi, Deyeuxia poioides, Calamagrostis groenlandica var. iljinii, Calamagrostis neglecta var. fallax
Native Plants · Reed · Grass · Cold-Hardy · Erosion-Control · Naturalized · Low-Water · Calamagrostis · Hardy
Narrow small-reed is an extremely hardy grass that tolerates cold climates and variable moisture conditions. This low-maintenance plant requires minimal watering once established and thrives in sun to partial shade. Excellent choice for naturalized landscapes and erosion control.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Central European Rus, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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