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Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo Perennials
Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
On Jul 13, 2007, Meig from Far Northwest 'burbs, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
I cannot grow this grass at all. I have planted it three times in three different spots and each time it has not survived the winter. It would be growing gangbusters during the warm season then never come back the next spring. I guess it does not like the winds I get here on the "prairie".
On Apr 1, 2006, Suze_ from Bastrop County, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
Easy care grass. not invasive (a clumper), likes to be divided every couple of years. Gorgeous horizontal striations, attractive plumes in the fall. Nice winter interest.
On Jan 16, 2006, Gabrielle from Washington, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
This is my favorite Miscanthus, and one of my favorite grasses. The striped foliage is so fascinating, and the plumes are icing on the cake! This is a grass that just about anyone would appreciate.
On Sep 2, 2002, darius from So.Appalachian Mtns, VA (Zone 5b) wrote:
I love this grass in my garden, esp. with a spotlight on it at night for parties. Grown best as a specimen plant in full sun.
This deciduous broadleaf grass has long arching foliage with horizontal yellow bands and sends up flowering plumes in late summer to fall. Keep moist but not soggy during growing season and cut to the ground in late winter. Will tolerate soils from sandy and loam to clay.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Bigelow, Arkansas Clayton, California Stockton, California Vacaville, California Athens, Georgia Mapleton, Illinois Palmyra, Illinois Jeffersonville, Indiana Ewing, Kentucky Bellaire, Michigan Mason, Michigan Mathiston, Mississippi Rocky Point, New York Charlotte, North Carolina Clemmons, North Carolina Kinston, North Carolina Cincinnati, Ohio Glouster, Ohio Vieques, Puerto Rico Rock Hill, South Carolina Abilene, Texas Boerne, Texas Elgin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas League City, Texas Missouri City, Texas Clifton Forge, Virginia Charleston, West Virginia Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
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