Korean Reed Grass

Other Names: Korean Feather Reed Grass

Ornamental Features:

Korean Reed Grass features bold plumes of coral-pink flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. It's grassy leaves are green in colour. The foliage often turns tan in fall. The coppery-bronze seed heads are carried on showy plumes displayed in abundance from late summer to late fall.The gold stems can be quite attractive.

Landscape Attributes:

Korean Reed Grass is an herbaceous ornamental grass with an upright spreading habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This ornamental grass will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cut back to the ground in late winter before active growth resumes. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Korean Reed Grass is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Vertical Accent
• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Groundcover
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Korean Reed Grass will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to be leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 feet from the ground, and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This ornamental grass does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This species is not originally from North America.