School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis |
Pronunciation: | miss-KAN-thuss sye-NEN-siss |
Common Name: | maiden grass |
Family Name: | Poaceae |
Plant Type: | Poales (grass-like), Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | Large, arching ornamental grass; leaves have white midrib; spike inflorescence has very furry spikelets, formation not as feathery as most grasses but more linear. |
Course(s): | HORT 1155, Level 2 Apprenticeship, CLT Training |
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Propagation: | Division - below ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low maintenance plant |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant |
Location(s): (BGR) Boulevard by Glover Road : cvs. Yaku Jima, Strictus (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Gracillimus (CGW) Community Garden West (GRB) GRass Bed : all are cvs. (also M. hybrids in bed) (GRBE) GRass Bed East : cvs. Purpurascens, Little Kitten (3), Cosmopolitan, Strictus, (GRBW) GRass Bed West : cvs. Morning Light (3), Cosmopolitan; Goliath (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain (PDW) PonD West : cv. Yaku Jima Location Map |