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Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens |
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| Synonym(s) |
Miscanthus oligostachyus 'Purpurascens' |
| Common name |
flame grass |
| Family |
poaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-9) |
| Flowers |
burgundy/tan (late summer-fall) |
| Size |
6' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Large clump-forming warm-season grass. Throughout most of the season, it is merely a useful filler, good for screening and consistent greenery. Then in late summer its flowers appear, which add some extra pizzazz. But the real show doesn't come until October, when its leaves gradually turn orange and light up whatever part of the garden it lives in. We have ours next to the pond, where we can see it from our back windows.
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| | It's still green in mid-summer |
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| | Colorful flowers (for a grass, anyway) |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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common mis-spellings: purpurescens
Last modified:
October 22, 2004
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