Chanced upon at Garden Gate Growers in Kettle Falls, Washington, this flashy variegated form of ‘Karl Foerster’ wields slender deep green blades heightened by a central golden stripe. The long, narrow vertical plumes are somewhat more open compared to ‘Karl Foerster’s, exhibiting a gossamer-like quality that unfurls in muted mauve tones and ends the season with warm wheat shades atop staunch honey-colored stalks. Triumphant over deer, heavy clay and hot weather, ‘Eldorado’ enjoys sunny, moderately moist environs, while its robust eye-catching profile can be utilized as a straight-standing specimen or planted en masse. (pp#16,486)

Blooms May–December

Size: 5' 0" high x 2' 0" – 2-1/2' wide.

Hardy to zone 4.