Maiden Grass – Miscanthus Sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ – 3 Gallon Pot

Foliage Color:  Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Attracts:  Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’, what we call Maiden Grass and others might call Eulalia Grass, is a gracefully arching, fine-textured ornamental grass that will form majestic, finely textured, vertical accents in your landscape. The slender green blades originate in a clump, spreading out and up like a fountain. The foliage is flexible and blows easily in the wind, turning a rich gold in the fall and persisting through winter. In mid- to late-summer, pinkish-red seed “wands” rise above the 5-6 foot tall clumps on thin but sturdy stems. In early fall these open to fluffy, curled, almost-white color plumes that persist through winter. The plumes are great for cutting and use in dried flower arrangements. One of our favorites!

Note:  For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Miscanthus grass variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Miscanthus grasses are easy to grow in a wide range of soils, from sandy to well-drained clay and full to mostly sun (6 hours or more direct sunlight per day). They prefer a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility while establishing themselves, however will tolerate periods of dry soil when established. Constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic, so make sure the planting site is a well-drained one. Maintenance is minimal requiring only an annual pruning before new growth begins to emerge in late winter or very early spring. At this time simply cut plants back to just above the ground.

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