Miscanthus (Maiden Grass; Eulalia Grass; Silver Grass)
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  • Some of the most showy and beautiful of the ornamental grasses.
  • The flowers emerge as silky tassels and mature to fluffy plumes
  • Seedheads stay well into the winter. 
  • Use in masses, as an accent, along meadows, or as specimens, 

All varieties:

​sinensis 'Graziella'
  • Tall-growing with showy, silvery, white flowers.
  • Foliage turns copper-red in the fall.
  • Tolerates all soil types.
  • Bloom time: late summer
  • 5' H x 3' W
  • Seedheads 6' H

​sinensis 'Little Zebra' PP 13008
  • Dwarf, arching foliage with vivid, gold bands.
  • Abundant wine-purple plumes
  • Perfect for smaller sites.
  • Bloom time: late summer
  • 3' H x 3' W
  • ​Seedheads 4'H

​sinensis 'Morning Light'
  • A slightly smaller variety
  • Very narrow leaves with a vertical silver midrib 
  • Gorgeous in the morning and at sunset as the light comes through the leaves!
  • Bloom time: late summer
  • 4' H x 3' W
  • ​Seedheads to 6' H

​sinensis 'Purpurascens'
  • Montale favorite!
  • Spectacular fall color of burnt red, turning to orange
  •  Bloom time: late summer
  • ​4' H x 3' W