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#Zebra miscanthus full#

Native to Asia, the species form of Miscanthus sinensis is invasive in several US states.

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or by division in spring.

Cut foliage to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear.

It is deer and rabbit resistant but attracts birds.

This Chinese Silver Grass is generally pest and disease free.

Very versatile, it can be used as a graceful accent plant in the garden, massed to create screens or hedges, or planted in borders, coastal gardens, city gardens, cottage gardens, or prairie plantings.

Drought and salt tolerant once established.

#Zebra miscanthus full#

Performs best in full sun in moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soils.Give it plenty of room as its rounded, arching mound of foliage takes up space! Deciduous, this perennial grass easily grows in a dense, widely arching clump up to 5-7 feet tall (150-210 cm) and 4-6 ft.Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.Standing out beautifully in the garden and providing wonderful winter interest, you may want to treat this attractive Maiden Grass as a specimen plant. It is complemented by spectacular, pinkish-copper plumes which emerge in late summer or early fall and turn buff-silver as they mature. This attractive foliage turns rich gold in the fall before turning to tan over the winter. Award-winner Zebra Grass 'Zebrinus' (Miscanthus sinensis) is a very distinctive ornamental grass with its variegated foliage displaying unusual, horizontal, soft yellow rings along the gracefully arching leaves.