Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Goliath
Common Name: Goliath Miscanthus, Goliath Japanese Silver Grass
Description | A large growing ornamental grass with flower heads 2-3 feet above the foliage. |
Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | flowers open to pink tints, August and September |
Leaves | green |
Dimensions | 7-9 feet 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 Ernst Pagels. |
Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke) |
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