Santa Rosa Gardens

This easy plant tolerates any soil in sun or shade. Clump forming, green foliage, tinged bronze, emerges early in the spring. Non-invasive with strong, vertical habits.  Prefers full sun to part shade. Will bloom well in full shade. Requires a moist, well draining soil, especially when planted in full sun. Effective as a specimen, in groups or masses, and an excellent large container plant. Very impressive in the winter garden!  The Korean Feather Reed Grass is a better choice for areas that suffer prolonged hot spells during summer, such as Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma.

Annual maintenance consists of cutting the old growth down in early spring before new growth starts. Make the cut somewhere between 8 to 12 inches from the ground. Prefers full sun, but can be grown in light shade. However, too much shade can cause it to flop somewhat. Reed grass grows out from the center, and after a few years, you may discover a hole-in-the-donut effect. When this happens, dig the plant up and divide it. Preferred time for dividing is in spring.