Calamagrostis canadensis | Bluejoint | {1-Gallon pot}

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Bluejoint {1-Gallon pot}

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Calamagrostis canadensis (AKA Arundo canadensis, Deyeuxia canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis var. robusta, Bluejoint Reedgrass, Canada Bluejoint, Canada Reedgrass, Canadian Reedgrass, Meadow Pinegrass, Marsh Reedgrass, Marsh Pinegrass)

Pronunciation: kal-uh-muh-GROS-tis kan-uh-DEN-sis
Product: 200442

Shipping description: This product cannot be shipped to ID, and cannot be shipped from early May to early October to AZ, CA, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.
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Bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) is a tall, cool-season native grass valued for its upright habit, blue-green foliage, and airy flower panicles that add movement and texture from summer into winter. You can use it to naturalize in moist meadows, marsh edges, riparian areas, and other consistently damp sites, or to anchor rain-garden and swale plantings where soils stay evenly moist to wet.

In your garden, give it full sun for the densest growth, but it also tolerates part shade and even shade, especially where moisture is reliable. Expect plants to reach about 36-48 inches tall, with clumps that gradually expand. Keep the root zone from drying out, particularly during establishment and in warmer, sunnier exposures.

Cut back old stems in late winter or early spring before new growth starts. Divide or thin if needed to refresh crowded clumps or to manage spread in rich, wet soils. Pair it with other moisture-loving natives and perennials for a layered, natural look, and let the seedheads stand to provide off-season interest.

Specifications

Cold hardiness zone: 2-6 (-50 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
Light: Full sun Part sun Shade
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature height: 36-48"
Spread: 24-36"
Tolerant of: Wet Conditions
Native to the U.S.: Yes