| Description | A nice compact grass that can have dazzling foliage colors of red. Rarely lodges or flops. |
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| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | start as silvery tassels fading to a light tan cream |
| Leaves | 1/4-1/2 inch medium green with some reddish tint, changing to red-oranges and than a burnt reddish brown |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| 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 | I have grown this grass in my garden for over 10 years. The color of the foliage in some years is dazzling others not so. It definitely likes to be grown on the moist side. Holds up good in the winter. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke) |
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