Grass, Avalanche Feather Reed Grass

Avalanche Feather Reed Grass is a tufting ornamental grass that is a soft green with white banding and tall flowering stems. Its feathery stalks emerge a reddish-brown in spring and turn a beautiful golden yellow in fall. Prefers sunny areas in rich, moist soils.  Avalanche is a variegated form of Karl Foerster's.

Type:	Orn. Grass
Height:	3’ - 5’
Spread:	1’ - 2’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun
Bloom Color:	Red
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant, prefers wet soil, but can tolerate dryer conditions.  

LANDSCAPE USES: Mass Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Pond Edges, Naturalized Areas, Erosion Control, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Shrub Rose, Russian Sage, Aster 

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Calamagrostis x acutiflora Avalanche 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Andrey Zharkikh, 2012.08.06_17.55.35_CIMG0933a, (3) F. D. Richards, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Avalanche' WW46 Feather Reed Grass J1

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown