Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus
Common Name: Malepartus Japanese Silver Grass
| Description | A large ornamental grass resembling Miscanthus Grazillimus. |
| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, additional during dry season |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large, fluffy silver maturing to white |
| Leaves | green, linear, tan to bronze in fall |
| Dimensions | up to 7 feet tall |
| Maintenance | for interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back plants in the spring |
| Propagation | division in spring as growth starts |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Ernest Pagels of Germany. |
| Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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