Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus
Common Name: Maiden Grass
Description | One of the older cultivars of Miscanthus. |
Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | aveage, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Leaves | narrow, still , upright, lineare leaves |
Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall, stiff erect clumps |
Maintenance | For interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back plants 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. |
Author's Notes | This was one of the first ornamental grass types that I used in my landscape designs. Always proved hardy for me. |
Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee) |
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