As you can see in the photo above, this beauty is an upright grass with a fantastic vase like shape. Some other little nuggets for you:
- Like all Miscanthus, it is a warm season grass, so the new foliage doesn't begin to grow until temps warm up in the spring.
- Gets 6 to 7 feet tall and about 3 to 4 feet wide
- Survives in zones 5-10
- Prefers full sun to bright shade
- Blooms late September until frost; blooms are a reddish bronze
- Deer resistant
- Great as a specimen, background or massed into a hedge
- Stays upright all winter extending it's architectural interest for three full seasons
- Can be divided in spring before new growth emerges
- It is one of the oldest cultivars of Miscanthus but is still popular today
Some of my photos:
The vase like shape of the foliage in late spring
When back lit by the sun
Full bloom as of this weekend
It works as a background/specimen. The view as you approach my front steps.
From another angle next to Euonymous 'Silver King'
I only own one of these but plan on dividing it in the spring (already sharpening the hack saw!)
Hope you had an awesome weekend and welcome back to the "grind".
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I'm so glad to know the name of this. My across the street neighbor has it and couldn't remember the name. THank you. Tammy
ReplyDeleteIt's very pretty. I wonder if there are other gardeners like me who simply weed wack around native grasses leaving some tall clumps so it looks like I planted them? Yeah, yeah, I'm a lazy 'native grass' grower... :)
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ReplyDeleteI love Miscanthus. Such spectacular plants and they have that lovely relaxing rustle to them in a breeze. Mine is now chopped down to ground level as it didn't do so well this year. Still.....always next year to try again! Thanks for sharing.
I'd like to grow some grasses; there are some really good ones. There was a fiery red one here but I think it died of neglect.
ReplyDeleteSadly, they go against my policy of edible stuff only!
Your grasses are gorgeous. I love the way you combine shapes :) I just divided my miscanthus and placed the pieces in anew bed.... it has been so dry I'm kind of worried about them. Spring is starting to sound like a better time! ^^
ReplyDeleteI love Miscanthus too, and that's a beauty.
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ReplyDeleteCan't take my eyes off this image. Grass in the background and yucca in the foreground. Great shot!
Love the view aproaching your steps. I never thought about planting ornamental grasses before but you have managed to encourage me to plant a couple this year. I'll keep a look out for this one too!
ReplyDeleteso did you hack it this spring. i'm planning on doing that to the 2 that i have. tho with trepidation. they look pretty spectactular but have gotten rather large. my question do u just simply cut them in half like u would a hosta? or can u take a smaller amount, try to tetain shape?
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