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Achnatherum calamagrostis (syn. Stipa calamogrostis) is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, known by the common names spear grass, needle grass, and silver spike grass. It is an ornamental grass native to the clearings in the mountains of central and southern Europe, which grows in mounds of blue-green leaves and long, silvery plumes. Under the synonym Stipa calamagrostis, this plant, and the cultivars 'Allgäu' and 'Lemperg' have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Stipa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-9
- Mature Height
- 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Green, Brown, Gray, Silver
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Needle grass en Pheasant Grass en Pheasant's Tail Grass en Rough Feather Grass en Silver spear grass en Silver Spike Grass en Spear Grass en Silver spikegrass en Silver speargrass en Rough feathergrass
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