Variegated Japanese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

Sku #6157

A gracefully arching ornamental grass, with gorgeous dark green blades highlighted by creamy white stripes. Shimmery, silver-white plumes dance atop the foliage mound in the fall. A great choice for textural contrast in perennial or shrub beds.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Dramatic Color and Texture

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Coastal Exposure, Cutting Garden, Erosion Control, Mass Planting

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:mis-KAN-thus sin-EN-sis var-i-e-GA-tus

Plant type:Ornamental Grass

Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous

Growth habit:Narrow

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 6 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide.

Special features:Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Fall

Flower color:White

Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary

Design IdeasA most gorgeous variegated ornamental grass. Makes an exceptional light minty green and white accent for beds and borders, and large rock gardens. Plant as a vertical accent among low-growing plants or at the corners of a square patio. Line it up as background foliage for a bed of dwarf shrubs and perennials. Perfect near water gardens and fountains as wildlife cover, to disguise mechanical pumps or filters and to give the illusion of reeds. Also lovely in cobalt-blue or mint-green ceramic pots for patio, porch or terrace.

Companion PlantsNinebark (Physocarpus); Juniper (Juniperus); Potentilla (Potentilla); Aster (Aster); Cranesbill (Geranium); Catmint (Nepeta)

Care

Care Information

Easily grown in average, evenly moist, well-drained, loamy soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, tolerates moderate dry spells. Cut foliage clumps back to 3 inches above the ground and apply fertilizer in late winter to early spring.

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