
Miscanthus
- Botanical Name
- Miscanthus sinensis
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 3 to 8 feet
- Width
- 3 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Late summer to fall: pale pink to reddish
- Fall Color
- Gold, reddish, bronze
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Floppy with too much shade
- Transplant in spring
- Cut back in late winter before new growth begins
- Lift and divide every 4 to 5 years when center of plant dies out
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Gracillimus - 5 to 7 feet tall, narrow foliage, bronze flowers in late fall
- Strictus - horizontal yellow banding, more upright than Zebrinus, Zone 4
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