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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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