Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus
Common Name: Malepartus Japanese Silver Grass
Description | A large ornamental grass resembling Miscanthus Grazillimus. |
Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, additional during dry season |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | large, fluffy silver maturing to white |
Leaves | green, linear, tan to bronze in fall |
Dimensions | up to 7 feet tall |
Maintenance | for interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back plants in the spring |
Propagation | division in spring as growth starts |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Ernest Pagels of Germany. |
Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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