| Description | Dixieland Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis) A compact variegated Maiden Grass. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | (5) |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | avenge, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | tiny reddish-tinged flowers, borne on tassel-like inflorescences, late summer, maturing to silvery white plume |
| Leaves | grass-like, white variegated |
| Stems | short rhizomes |
| Dimensions | listed as 3-4 by 3-4 feet, I have seen mature clumps at about 6 by 6, upright clumping with ascending lower outside leaves |
| 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, Bluemel Nursery, Maryland (USA) |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Maiden Hair Grass |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke) |
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