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Synonym(s) Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha Common name Korean feather grass Family poaceae Life cycle perennial (Z5-9) Flowers buff pink (september) Size 3-4' Light sun to shade Cultural notes tolerates hot summers From seed easy, germinates at room temperature within a week or two detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens mid-November Forms an attractive tidy clump. Faded bronze seedheads persist through autumn. Useful for dried arrangements. Ours are set amid a bunch of other medium to tall plantings near our pond, which makes it hard to capture their grace on camera.

By late October, the flowers have faded to tan, but are still nice and full

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: bogside border, orchard nursery area

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Some helpful links to other websites

	hostas.com	good cultural and other information, and several photos
	Kemper plant portrait	plant details and a good photo of the fluffy fresh flowers

Seed-starting details for this plant

2002. Seed from '01 trade. Baggy 70 (80%G, 4-8d)
2004. Same seed as above. Baggy 70 (80%G, 8d)
2008. Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 70F (22%G, 5d)

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common mis-spellings: brachytrichia

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