Avalanche Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Avalanche'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
From | To | S&H |
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$0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
$20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
$50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
$70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
$100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
$130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
$150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
#1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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#2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
#3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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#5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
#6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
#7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Avalanche Feather Reed Grass highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Fall Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Winter

Growing Zones 4-9
Striped & Graceful Avalanche Feather Reed Grass!
- Upright & Narrow Variegated Foliage
- White & Green Blades
- Reddish Spring Growth
- Showy Pinkish-Purple Plumes!
- Tall, Moist Soil Loving Ornamental
- Holds Color Into Autumn
- Tan Fall Color
- Deer Resistant
- Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Graceful Dense Slender Clumps
- Dried Plumes for Interior Decor
- Naturalizing & Erosion Control
- Texture, Sound, Motion & Color!
Graceful and structural, Avalanche Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Avalanche') is a stately grass with sparkling variegation on every blade!
Avalanche Feather Reed provides showy, unique color and texture to the landscape and impressive height. Emerging a reddish hue in spring, the remainder of the growing season displays shiny blades of green and white striped variegation.
The airy pinkish-purple plumes are beautiful for floral design, and dried decoration as well as provide year-round interest in the landscape.
A cool season grass that grows in a tidy mound of narrow, upright foliage that slightly fans outwards. Avalanche slowly forms a spreading neat clump, and the variegation shines in the sun!
Holding their color well into autumn, these graceful Ornamental grasses lend an amazing texture, motion and sound to the landscape. Tan hues emerge on Avalanche's blades after frost and the upright growth resists flattening out in the snow.
How to Use Avalanche Feather Reed Grass In The Landscape
Airy, graceful and relaxed, this grass looks loose and informal in partial sun. Avalanche can serve as the main feature in a fall garden long after most other plants have given up! The plumes reach high and soften garden borders and beds in a graceful manner.
In full sun, the growth is upright and can also create formal rows, or tall hedges providing some privacy until winter. Use as a structural, striped backdrop and upright accent in the mixed border and perennial beds.
Tough, resilient Avalanche Feather Reed Grass is a great mass planting to control erosion, on slopes and naturalize those tricky, out-of-the-way areas. The ornate plumes also serve as lovely specimen plantings!
The moisture-loving qualities of Feather Reed make them perfect for low areas in the landscape or in high-moisture locations along Rain Gardens, ponds or streams, and water features.
Feather Reed Grasses are urban environment tolerant and partly drought tolerant too! Making them great for along that 'Hell-strip' along the road, and in tough spots where the soil is poor. Even thriving in heavy clay soils as long as it does not sit in water.
Tall enough for "Living Walls" and Outdoor Garden Rooms creating tranquil privacy! These soothing plants around your outdoor rooms and retreats unwind the nerves and quiet the mind with sound, texture, color, motion and privacy!
Create a focal point in your garden by clustering a grouping of 3 or more for a stand-out accent! Seating areas, birdbaths, outdoor sculptures and urns become the main feature framed with these beauties!
#ProPlantTips For Care
Avalanche Feather Reed Grass does best in full sun and grows upright and strong. However, are just as happy in the part shade, creating a relaxed, open and weeping form in shady spots.
Tolerating wet soils or higher than average moisture, Avalanche does not like to dry out. The fibrous roots do need well-draining soil and cannot sit in water for long periods of time.
Each year late winter or early spring, cut all of the foliage down to just a few inches allowing all new foliage and flowers to develop each year.
With incredible texture, motion, sound and color, the Avalanche Feather Reed Grass is an outstanding structural accent that is graceful and elegant! There is no place this ornamental grass won't look amazing so call Nature Hills Nursery today!