Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Minuett
Common Name: Minuett Miscanthus, Japanese Silver Grass Minuett
Description | One of the shorter smaller Miscanthus (Japanese Silver Grass) available. |
Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, average |
Flowers | inflorescences in September |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall and wide |
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. |
Cultivar Origin | Kurt Bluemel introduction of Kurt Bluemel Nursery, USA. |
Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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