While other ornamental grasses tend to arch outward, feather reed grass forms dense, erect clumps of narrow green leaves that send up stiff flowering stalks in the summer. In fall, the narrow blossoms ...

Drained peat soils in Denmark account for about one-third of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. "One of the most effective climate measures we have is to stop draining peat soils. However, this ...

The Mississippi River Delta is home to the world's largest contiguous swath of Phragmites australis, or more commonly known as the common reed. But the plant that can grow to nearly 20 feet tall and ...

A long-term research has revealed that reed canary grass can be turned into an excellent ‘green’ fuel for biomass power stations and, on a smaller scale, boilers in buildings like schools. The ...

Fall is a great time to see and appreciate ornamental grasses, especially the Korean feather reed grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea). This variety is a clumping type of perennial grass with bright, ...

Research by the Bio-Re-Gen (Biomass, Remediation, re-Generation) project team at Teesside University has revealed that reed-canary grass can be turned into an excellent fuel for biomass power stations ...

As the temperature neared 90 on a day in early June, Sara Rother revved up a weed-whacker and began to cut down the waist-high grass that blanketed the small island she stood on in the Mississippi ...

• Upright feather reed grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Stricta’, thrives in the central Ohio garden. The ornamental grass has bright green slender leaves that form a dense upright clump. The outer ...

What: Karl Foerster feather reed grass, also known as Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster, is valued for its early bloom time and its erect, architectural form, slightly tighter than other forms of ...