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Silver Spike Grass
Achnatherum calamagrostis
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A spectacular European native, Achnatherum calamagrostis (Silver Spike Grass) is both a graceful and free-flowering summer blooming ornamental grass. It will beautify your garden with its showy, silver-green flowering spikes that turn a rich tawny brown in the fall. For best garden performance Silver Spike Grass should be grown in the western US (and other higher altitude areas of the country) where summer humidity is low and nights are cool. Seed of this grass comes to us by way of Lauren Springer Ogden, who has pioneered the use of it in this country by successfully cultivating it in CO for over 8 years. Achnatherum is sure to be extremely popular as it is a distinctive, specimen-worthy species with highly visible areas of your landscape. Flat of 9 plants will cover 30 square feet when planted together. 36" tall x 36" wide (seed/division propagated). 2006 Plant of the Year.
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Overall rating: 4.5555553 / 5 from 9 reviews.
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Slow steady grower
"Mine is growng slow but sure. It has spread to about 6"" since spring planting and is 18"" tall"
Love This Grass!
"This plant is two years old, and has thrived in our 7000' Colorado garden. Its seed heads are very frothy right now (August) and sit almost 2 feet above the leaves, so are particularly gorgeous with the morning sun shining through. We have given it little supplemental water, but it received extra from our monsoon this summer and seems to have enjoyed it. I wish I had space for more!"
Excellent in Zone 6B
"Bloomed 2nd year, but bigger and better 3rd year. Very soft in the landscape. With a lot of movement in the slightest breeze. A wonderful addition to the dry garden with a long season of interest."
Beautiful!
"I planted these in March, and they woke up mid-April. They are now growing extremely strongly and happily. I love them already, and have high hopes for future seasons with this grass!"
Beautiful!
"I planted these in March, and they woke up mid-April. They are now growing extremely strongly and happily. I love them already, and have high hopes for future seasons with this grass!"
Nice airy grass
"This grass has a nice light texture. I have it planted in a pot that is sunk halfway in the ground with its bottom cut off. So far its been hardy enough to survive those conditions and it looks really nice."
Slow starter?
"Not asmuch growth as I wcpected this year and no blooms. Still healthy."
Slow But Growing
"Bought these to plant under eucalyptus trees. They seem to be a lot slower growing & 'blossoming' than I hoped for, but they have a nice shape & are not invasive."
High Desert Grassland
"Lovely profile, especially combined with Karl Forster. The coloring is delicate, and the effect is especially pleasing in a breeze. We use this among fescue,other calamogrostis plants and kinnickinnick in a rocky native planting."