Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis
Common Name: maiden grass, Chinese silver grass
Family Name: Poaceae
Origin/Distribution: S.E. Asia, Garden origin
Leaf: Bluish-green, Yellow, All have whitish midrib, (fall)Brown/Yellow, Simple, Grass-like, Parallel venation, Linear/Acute/Serrate
Bud: Basal
Flower: Pink, Dark-red, Purple, *Usually emerges whitish then reddish as flowers ripen and then silverfish to light brown once they've spent
Fruit/Seed: Grain(caryopsis), Violet, Brown Showy, Persistent, Oct/Nov
Size: Height: 2.0 - 3.0m/Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m
Habit: Arching, Dense, Upright
Form: Oval-vertical, Vase
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Dry, Drought tolerant
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness zone(USDA): 5 - 9
Landscape use: Mixed shrub boarder, Perennial boarder, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background, Waterside planting
Notes: Perennial, Seeds blow and disperse aggressively be aware of planting areas(avoid pools etc.)
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