| Description | Porcupine Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) A tall Miscanthus with gold horizontal bands across the foliage. Similar to Zebra grass but reported to be more upright. |
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| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | tan to reddish, opening in September |
| Leaves | grass-like, green with horizontal bands of gold |
| Maintenance | For interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back in the spring |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species plants native to the slopes, low lands and mountains of Japan. Also native to southern Korea and China. |
| Misc Facts | According to Rick Drake and other sources the foliage color of this plant is almost identical to Miscanthus Zebrinus. The difference between these two plants is Strictus is more up right. |
| Notes & Reference | #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke) |
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