Variegated Japanese Silver Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus')
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Deciduous Perennial in the Poaceae Family
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Brings year-round elegance with its striped, cream-and-green foliage that dazzles in the garden. |
Miscanthus sinensis, the eulalia or Chinese silver grass, is a species of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial grass, growing to 3–7 ft tall, forming dense clumps from an underground rhizome. The flowers are purplish, held above the foliage.
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Plant Data |
Mature Size |
6 - 8 feet
tall. 4 - 6 feet
wide.
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Sun Exposure |
Partial Shade - Full Sun |
Moisture Tolerance |
Medium |
Zones |
5a - 9b
(Usually hardy to -20° F)
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Attracts Birds, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Fall Color, Full Sun, Good for Accents, Good for Beginners, Good for Borders, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Dried Flowers, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rock Garden, Grasses, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Most Popular, Naturalizing, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Popular For Fall, Rabbit Resistant, Tolerant of Clay Soil, Tolerant of Hot Dry Site, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Sandy Soil, Well-Drained Soil, Winter Interest, Woodland Garden
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Bloom Period |
September
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Flower Color |
Reddish-Brown
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Photos of This with...
Red Dragon Japanese Maple,
Coronation Gold Yarrow,
Red October Andropogon,
Red Sentinel Astilbe,
Glow Hybrid Astilbe,
White Gloria Hybrid Astilbe,
Jethro Tull Tickseed,
Bleeding Heart,
Blackout Coral Bells,
Green Spice Coral Bells,
Obsidian Coral Bells,
Patriot Plantain Lily,
Ligularia Britt-Marie Crawford,
Gold Bar Eulalia,
Grass - Little Zebra Maiden,
Raspberry Wine Beebalm,
Northwind Switch Grass,
Russian Sage,
Alpine Currant,
May Night Wood Sage,
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