What kind of reed grass is native in U.S. and where I can buy those
seeds on-line or by tel ?
I want a picture (or link to the picture) and sites (or link to the
sites) that I can buy the seeds.

Hello Civiman~

There are five major reed grasses that are native to the U.S.:

Begin by taking a look at Larner Seeds? list of ?native grass seed:?
http://www.larnerseeds.com/_pages/native_grass_seed.html  Here, you?ll
find a description and seeds for ?Calamagrotis Nutkaensis? (Pacific
Reed Grass), and can purchase seeds.  To see what this reed grass
looks like, visit the Mostly Natives website:
http://www.mostlynatives.com/notes/calamagrostisnutkaensis.htm

There?s also ?Phragmites australis? (Reed Grass); you can buy seeds at
The Alpine Garden: http://www.thealpinegarden.com/seedlist.htm. To see
pictures, go to http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/plants/magnoliophyta/magnoliophytina/liliopsida/poaceae/phragmites/index.html#australis

Calamovilfa longifolia (Sand Reed Grass) seeds are available at Plants
of the Southwest, along with a photograph:
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/cgi-bin/plantview.cgi?_recordnum=1013

You?ll also find seeds for Phragmites australis (Tall Reed Grass) at
Alpine Garden: http://www.thealpinegarden.com/seedlist.htm . A photo
of the plant may be found at The Cedar Creek National History Area
website: http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/plants/album/phragmites.html

Calamagrostis acutiflora (Feather Reed Grass) can be seen on the
Arkansas Home & Garden website:
http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/landscape/ArkansasSelect/2003/default.asp
 You can buy pots at Santa Rosa Gardens:
http://www.santarosagardens.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=62
 or from Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1675922&sourceid=21443320872726330058
 I was unable to find a source that sold seeds for this grass.


Regards,
Kriswrite



KEYWORDS USED:

"reed grass" seed native
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"Pacific Reed Grass"
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"Phragmites australis" seed packet
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Phragmites+australis%22+seed+packet&btnG=Search

"Calamovilfa longifolia" seed packet
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Calamovilfa+longifolia%22+seed+packet&btnG=Search

"Phragmites australis" seed packet
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Phragmites+australis%22+seed+packet&btnG=Search

"Feather Reed Grass" seed packet*
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Feather+Reed+Grass%22+seed+packet*

"Feather Reed Grass" seeds
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Feather+Reed+Grass%22+seeds&btnG=Search

"Calamgrostis candensis" seed packet
http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Calamgrostis+candensis%22+seed+packet&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search

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Clarification of Answer by kriswrite-ga on 29 Mar 2004 11:34 PST

I have discovered the reason seeds are not available for feather reed
grass; the flowers are sterile, and therefore, the plant cannot be
grown from seed.
See "A choice tall grass" at Flowering Gardening Made Easy for more
information: http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/Calamagrostis-x-acutiflora-Karl-Foerster.html
 and "Splendor in the Grass" at Front Range Living:
http://www.frontrangeliving.com/garden/Summergrasses.htm

Regards,
Kriswrite

In many parts of the country, Phragmites is considered an invasive
species - it spreads rapidly to nearby wetlands and will displace
native plants.  You may want to check out local rules, or check with
the local forest preserve district for their input before planting.