Botanical: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'
Description: Calamagrostis Overdam forms beautiful clumps of arching leaves that enhance the landscape from May to Winter.  The leaves are of medium width and variegated with green edges and a white center.  It is similar to Avalanche except that there is more  green in the leaves.  Flowers are carried above the foliage on 4- to 5-foot stalks in June and July, and will usually remain intact and upright into winter.  Grows in full sun if kept watered but prefers some shade.  Use in the garden as a border anchor, as a low screen, or as a backdrop for roses or other bedding plants.  Excellent in arrangements. Medium growth rate.
Growing tips: Grasses are easy to grow, and adapts to most conditions. Feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer in the spring at a 3-1-2 or 4-1-2 ratio). Mulch with organic material in the fall to protect roots and shoots from freezing. Grasses that die back completely in the winter can be cut back in the very early spring to rejuvenate the plant and evergreen varieties which survive the winter should only be cleaned up by removing dead growth.
Height: 3-4 feet
Spread: 3-4 feet
Attributes: Accent, border, container, landscape specimen, mass planting, near water gardens and ponds.