| Description | Morning Light Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis) A 4-5 foot growing rounded grass with a clean variegated narrow leaf. |
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| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | silky tassels of reddish brown changing to fluffy cream |
| Leaves | fine textures leaves, narrow band of white on the edges |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet tall, arching form, tends not to flop |
| 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 the US National Arboretum in 1979. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke) |
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