Scientific Name:	Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'
Pronunciation:	miss-KAN-thuss sye-NEN-siss
Common Name:	Goliath maiden grass
Family Name:	Poaceae
Plant Type:	Poales (grass-like), Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Up to 2m tall; leaves with white midrib.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Form: Texture: Mature Size: Height: Spread: Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Perennial border Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Parallel venation Surfaces: Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acuminate Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire, Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle-like, Spikelet Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, Dark-red Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Grain (caryopsis) Fruit Colour: Brown, Silver Fruiting Time: Nov Additional Info: Showy, Not enough heat for seed to mature in BC.

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fleshy monocot roots

Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant

Location(s): (GRB) GRass Bed (GRBW) GRass Bed West : q.1 Location Map

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