Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Miscanthus sinensis Minuett
Common Name: Minuett Miscanthus, Japanese Silver Grass Minuett
| Description | One of the shorter smaller Miscanthus (Japanese Silver Grass) available. |
| Pronunciation | (mis-KAN-thus)(sin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, average |
| Flowers | inflorescences in September |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall and wide |
| 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 | Kurt Bluemel introduction of Kurt Bluemel Nursery, USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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