Miscanthus
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Including Miscanthus sinensis varieties Strictus, Rigoletto, Little Kitten, & Gold and Silver
Miscanthus
If Pygmalion were a gardener, Miscanthus would come to life as fountains, some of them spouting tall and upright to 10 ft. Graceful and robust, they’re favored for their lush foliage and silky terminal panicles. Striking as a single specimen, Miscanthus is also excellent when massed in the perennial bed or a mixed border. Attractive year-round, with fall colors of yellow, purple, scarlet and burgundy, they fade to a lovely warm ivory in winter. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’ 
The wiry, silver gray-striped, fine textured olive-green foliage of this playful low grower is topped with pink panicles, which turn white. Small-statured ‘Adagio’ is perfect for a tight spot and as a companion to pewter-tinged leaves such as Stachys ‘Helen von Stein’ or Geranium x riversleaianum ‘Mavis Simpson’.
Blooms September–November. Size: 4' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 7.
Miscanthus sinensis Adagio (g-0468)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Allegro’
Slender grayish green blades dress up with pewter midribs while forming a fine textured compact clump. Sojourning well above the tailored pedestal, a profusion of silver washed, feathery white panicles glimmer in the late season sun. ‘Allegro’ orchestrates an upbeat medium-sized silhouette, and in fall conducts a colorful finale as tangerine shades transform its blades.
Blooms August–November. Size: 4'–4-2/3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6. Miscanthus sinensis Allegro (G-0498)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ferner Osten’
Gorgeous deep burgundy flower heads that eventually lighten to a creamy chroma, and sparkling silver midribs invigorate ‘Ferner Osten’s dense, mounded fountain of dark green blades. Introduced by the esteemed German nurseryman Ernst Pagels, this paramount Miscanthus sports a vigorous, yet compact guise that holds its own as a colorful specimen and looks especially sensational when planted in a drift.
Blooms August–November. Size: 4'–5' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6. Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten (g-0042)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold and Silver’
Prepare yourself for a sterling, late season splash as silky plumes glow in golden splendor, and later flaunt sophisticated silvered shades. While narrow blades with prominent midribs sport a pearly sheen and maintain their composure late into the season, this slender beauty stands in sharp relief to a coarse-textured carpet of Trachystemon orientalis at its base.
Blooms September–November. Size: 5'–6' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Gold and Silver (g-0484)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kaskade’
One of the finest summer blooming Miscanthus, this robust Ernest Pagels creation draws its name from the elegant cascading blooms. Rosy colored and large, measuring nearly 10 in. long, the early-to-unfurl inflorescences feature pendant openly arranged branches lolling a good ways beyond the fo-liage. Narrow leaves don white midribs while shaping an upright pillar that come autumn blazes coppery reds and finally bleaches to pewter, in perfect harmony with the mature silver buff racemes.
Blooms July–October. Size: 6' high x 3'–4' wide; hardy to zone 5.
Miscanthus sinensis Kaskade (G-0490)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Kitten’
Dwarf Maiden Grass
Originating as a Miscanthus ‘Yaku Jima’ seedling, ‘Little Kitten’
is a pleasingly bushy mound; its compact form is just right for those who want the drama of ornamental grasses in an intimate setting. Thin, silver-green wiry leaves are decorated in fall by an elegantly spare show of small, silvery plumes. Plant en masse with Eryngium variifolium.
Blooms September–November. Size: 2'–2-1/2' high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Little Kitten (g-0094)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’
Silver Variegated Maiden Grass
Delicate, vertical stripes of creamy white grace the long, narrow green blades of ‘Morning Light’, creating a splash of fine foliage that would satisfy even without the feathery, pinkish panicles that appear just above. A beauty!
Blooms September–December. Size: 5' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light (g-0011)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Nippon’
Deep rosy violet stems and seed heads rise above the slightly broader, lush green blades. If you’ve wanted to try a Miscanthus, but have a smaller scale garden, here’s the plant for you.
Blooms August–November. Size: 4' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Nippon (G-0012)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Positano’
A graceful standout, ‘Positano’ warms the fall landscape with sunkissed colors. Large, red, glistening plumes are cast well above the impressive upright fountain of arching, fine textured blades. Etched by pewter midribs, the foliage grows in a sophisticated crisscross pattern and when fall arrives, transmutes cozy reds and oranges.
Revered grass aficionado Ernst Pagels raised this clump-forming cultivar whose first-class profile and rich hues can accentuate Rudbeckia subtomentosa and Helianthus hirsutus.
Blooms August–November. Size: 6'–7' high x 3'–5' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Positano (G-0491)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Rigoletto’
If your garden is short on space, ‘Rigoletto’ is a brightly patterned treasure that you’ll want to squeeze in.
More compact and smaller scaled than ‘Variegatus’, this Kurt Bluemel introduction parades slender blades inscribed with gleaming white vertical stripes. Topped by red-tinged flowering plumes, the loose gracefully arching clump asserts dramatic ivory-toned highlights for the landscape or for a glazed cobalt-blue container.
Blooms August–November. Size: 3'–4' high x 2-1/2'–3' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Rigoletto (g-0485)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Rotsilber’
Aptly named, ‘Rotsilber’ translates “red and silver,” which denotes the showy flowers’ intriguing evolution. Emerging crimped and flushed in lustrous red tones atop green and wine-tinted stems, the plumes later attain a silver splashed, soft fluffy appearance. Ernst Pagels introduced this impressive upright selection whose slim and compact, energetic green blades are enhanced by steel-hued midribs and passionate orange and maroon fall colors, forging a stately stand-alone specimen for the mixed border or a more untamed locale.
Blooms August–November. Size: 4'–5' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 5. Miscanthus sinensis Rotsilber (G-0041)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Sarabande’
‘Sarabande’ really puts on a show with sprays of blush-hued flowers that emerge straight as arrows, then open looking freshly crimped and fade to silver. Graceful, swaying stems and a fine flourish of foliage complete the three-tiered effect. The variegated leaf blades have an olive cast that
harmonizes nicely with silver and gray-foliaged plants. We’ve seen ‘Sarabande’
maintain its composure through the worst of coastal gales.
Blooms August–December. Size: 5'–6' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 4. Miscanthus sinensis Sarabande (g-0013)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberturm’
Coined ‘Silver Tower’, this kingly cultivar is the best tall growing Miscanthus we know. Asserting a BIG and bold grandeur in the landscape, the lush column of long broad foliar ribbons, which arch out and down in a lax manner, gracefully rises heavenbound. Large, loosely arranged silver plumes shimmer when they catch the sun nearly 10 spectacular feet above us.
Whether it’s mixed with tropicals, framing a threshold or premiered as a towering specimen, the magnificent ‘Silberturm’ exhibits a fine form all season and will surely turn quite a few heads.
Blooms August–November. Size: 8'–9' high x 5'–6' wide; hardy to zone 6. AVAILABLE JUNE 2008 Miscanthus sinensis Silberturm (G-0492)
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’
Porcupine Grass
Sharing many of the attributes of its more common relation, Zebra Grass, this preeminent specimen is a bit denser, stiffer, and more upright. Beautifully at home at water’s edge, ‘Strictus’ displays coppery blooms and lax foliage with bold blond-colored stripes in an irregular, horizontal pattern. When viewed from afar, the warm bands create a spellbinding effect.
Porcupine Grass maintains a good form, and is a high-spirited companion for Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ and Sedum ‘Matrona’.
Blooms August–November. Size: 6'–8' high x 3-1/2'–4-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 5.
Miscanthus sinensis Strictus (g-0015)
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Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus
(formerly sold as Miscanthus transmorrisonensis)
Don’t let the clunky name fool you. Of all the Miscanthus, this is the most graceful. Planted en masse, silky silver flowers held on gently arching
stems look like water flowing from a fountain of evergreen foliage. As a specimen, it should be planted in a raised area in order to appreciate its weeping form.
Blooms July–November. Size: 6'–7' high x 6'–7' wide; hardy to zone 7. Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus (g-0025)
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Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’
Usher this towering variegated aristocrat into your landscape and a bold statement is yours to enjoy. Wide semievergreen blades feature white streaked margins and green centers with creamy white vertical stripes. Strong stems hurl skyward, supporting the outward arching foliage and, come late summer, they unfurl a sea of silky copper red tassels, eventually maturing to fawn-colored seed heads.
Discovered in Japan during the 1940s, the mighty 'Cosmopolitan' shapes a robust, dense, yet billowy mass that never flops, serves well as a noble specimen, hedge or screen, and rustles delightfully in the wind.
Blooms August–November. Size: 6'–8' high x 5'–7' wide; hardy to zone 6. Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus Cosmopolitan (G-0499)
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