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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Common Name: feather reed grass

One of the most popular garden grasses in the world, 'Karl Foerster' is known for its ease of culture, tidy vertical habit and beautiful feathery blooms. In mid summer flowers open a creamy white tinged with pink. As they age they become narrow plumes of golden straw and last well into winter.

Height: 4-5 Feet
Spread: 2 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai'
Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai'
Common Name: toadlily

One of the few varieties of Tricyrtis with variegated leaves that is a good, tough garden plant with clean foliage! Green leaves with creamy, almost gold edges are topped in fall with lily-like flowers of purple with dark purple spotting with yellow throats. Best admired from close by, it is lovely planted near a patio or sitting area mixed with other shade perennials.

Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8