Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Karl Foerster Floret’s farm Alstroemerias flower for many weeks

Alstroemerias flower for many weeks from early summer until autumn and plants can produce up to eighty flowering stems per year so are extremely popular in our cutting garden as well as with our Farmer friends

Although the foliage clumps are semi-evergreen we actually cut them to the ground in mid-winter to tidy them up

After flowering

Flowering is normally from mid Spring around about October until December

Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Karl Foerster Floret’s farm Alstroemerias flower for many weeksYou see Calamagrostis x acutiflora Karl Foerster in every English garden magazine and we just love it! Commonly known as feather reed grass it is one of the most popular of the feather reed grasses. It is not overly fussy and seems to do well in our clay soil. It does, however, prefer soils that do not dry out and whilst it is perfect for the garden border, it is also a perfect choice for beside a stream or pond, and we apply a layer of mulch to