Pas connu comme étant toxique - Not known to be toxic to mammals if ingested.
Plant Names
Calamagrostis canadensis
Bluejoint Reedgrass
Calamagrostide du Canada
Synonyms
bluejoint
Canada bluejoint
Canada bluejoint reedgrass
Canada reedgrass
marsh reedgrass
calamagrostis du Canada
foin bleu
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Jun - Aug
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates salt conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates salt conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is septic tank safe
This plant is septic tank safe
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Bluejoint Reedgrass is a species of cool season grass that is common across North America. It is used in wetland restoration projects as it grows in tussocks or clumps and can stabilize soil next to waterways.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taïga des plaines
- Taïga du Bouclier
- Plaines boréales
- Bouclier boréal
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Calamagrostis canadensis
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Calamagrostis canadensis
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed
Asclépiade incarnate - Lilium michiganense
Michigan Lily
Lis du Michigan - Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Lobélie cardinale - Lysimachia ciliata
Fringed Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimaque ciliée - Mimulus ringens
Square-stemmed Monkeyflower
Mimule à fleurs entrouvertes
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Miscanthus (Silvergrass)
- Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)
- Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary Grass)
- Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in late spring in warm soil.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: A dozen (12) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Not known to be toxic to mammals if ingested.