Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’

This graceful grass is tall and clumping with good arching structure.  It’s extremely narrow leaves are green with a silver vein, and turn golden to bronze in the fall.  It has attractive bronze seed heads in the summer that turn silvery and fluffy in the fall.  This grass works well as a screen, as a foundation plant, or as a massing in low maintenance areas.  It prefers full sun to part shade but will flop and bloom less as the shade increases.  It will tolerate drought once established and a wide variety of soils including heavy clay.  It is low maintenance, only needing to be cut back once a year in early spring.  It does not have any serious pest or disease problems in our area.

5′ Tall

Full sun