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Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning light' |
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| Common name |
maiden grass; Chinese silver grass |
| Family |
poaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-10) |
| Flowers |
pinkish (fall) |
| Size |
4' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Among the most graceful ornamental grasses in our garden. Its narrow green-and-silver blades emerge a little earlier than other warm-season grasses, and look wonderful next to our pond. Its neighbor, variegated ribbon grass, has similar coloration, but much coarser blades. Even though ribbon grass is a spreading thug, the maiden grass holds its own.
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| | The flowers take on a reddish tone in fall... |
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| | ...which fades to a pinkish tan that shimmers in the low afternoon sun... |
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| | ...and finally turns into a frizzy-fuzzy light tan that persists through the winter. |
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| | Swaying in the late-October wind |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Brandon Price | Nov 14, 2009 | I wish people would learn to hate this grass, as I do. It is highly invasive and replaces native grasses. I've seen it explode in the appalachian mountains. |
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