Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Sarabande
Common Name: Japanese Silver Grass
Description | One of the finer textured of the Miscanthus grasses. Similar to Miscanthus Gracillimus except finer and shorter. |
Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, depending on the climate may need watering during dry hot times |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | golden copper colored inflorescence |
Leaves | 1/4" wide blades, green |
Dimensions | 40-50 inches 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. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Kurt Bluemel of Bluemels Nursery Maryland USA. |
Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke), Blue Stem Nursery web site |
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