Carried by 5 nurseries
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Calamagrostis rubescens is a species of grass known by the common name pinegrass. It is native to western North America, including Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba and the United States from California to Colorado. It can be found in several types of habitat, including forest and woodlands. It is a perennial grass growing erect to heights between 60 centimeters and one meter. The flower cluster is a dense bunch or open array of spikelets. Each spikelet is about half a centimeter long and has a bent or twisted awn about the same length.
Grass
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
Yellow
Spring
Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24
Wooded slopes
Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon