A new and rare gold variegated form of the very popular Calamagrostis a. 'Karl Foerster'. The narrow, green leaves have a bright gold center which radiates out in the sunlight. Attractive tan wheat-like seed heads appear in early summer and last all season long.

'Eldorado' prefers to be grown in full sun and well-drained soil. Be sure to provide plenty of moisture in extremely hot weather. Cut back to 6 in. in spring before new growth begins. Propagate by division in either spring or fall.

Height: 4-5 Feet    Width: 24 inches    Zone: 4-9 Zone Map    Exposure: Full Sun/Part Sun    Landscape Uses: Border,       Rock Garden, Pot, Naturalizing    Bloom: Tan shades    Blooms: Late Summer/Fall    Grown in: Quart pot    Cannot ship to: HI/PR    Ships: Now

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This cool season grass still be green when other grasses have gone dormant. It will not do well in dense shade. Plants go well with: Sedum, Rudbeckia, Echinacea, and Miscanthus species.

Root Form: Rhizome

Soil Condition: Sandy, Loamy, Clay, Well drained, Slightly alkaline, Neutral ph, Acidic

Environmental: Tolerates flooding, Tolerates moderate drought