trefle.io · Taken Dec 23, 2021 by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)
Poaceae
Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis
Also known as Miscanthus kokusanensis, Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatus, Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatus, Miscanthus pycnocephalus var. purpurascens
Native Plants · Ornamental · Grass · Miscanthus · Landscape · Texture · Plumes · Fall · Winter · Hardy
Miscanthus is a low-maintenance ornamental grass that creates beautiful texture in landscapes. It tolerates a wide range of conditions and produces attractive plumes in fall. Cut back in late winter to encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.2
- Temperature
- -20°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 4 ft – 8 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Egypt, Florida
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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