variegated maiden grass

Scientific Name:

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Pronunciation:

miss-KAN-thuss sye-NEN-siss

Common Name:

variegated maiden grass

Family Name:

Poaceae

Plant Type:

Poales (grass-like)

Key ID Features:

Grows 1.2-1.8m tall; leaf blades 4-7mm wide, lighter grayish-green, variegated with white midribs and margins.

Habit:

Upright

Form:

Vase

Texture:

Fine

Mature Height:

1.3 - 2.0m

Mature Spread:

1.5 - 2.0m

Origin:

Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China

Hardiness Rating:

Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)

Exposure:

Full sun

Soil/Growing Medium:

Well-drained

Water Use:

Moderate

Landscape Uses:

Screening

Additional Info:

Google

Leaf Morphology:

Glossary

Form:

Grass-like

Arrangement:

Alternate

Texture/Venation:

Parallel venation

Surfaces:

Colour in Summer:

Green, Nearly White, Green with narrow white leaf margins

Shapes:

Linear

Apices:

Acuminate

Bases:

Sheathing

Margins:

Serrulate

Additional Info:

Leaves variegated

Inflorescence Type:

Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like

Flower Morphology:

Flowers perfect

Number Of Petals:

0

Ovary Position:

Superior

Colour (petals):

Showy, Dark-red

Flower Time at Peak:

Aug, Sep

Additional Info:

Spikelets arranged in panicles.

Fruit Type:

Grain (caryopsis)

Fruit Colour:

Brown, Silver

Fruiting Time:

Oct, Nov

Additional Info:

Showy, Not encough heat for seed to mature in BC.

Bark Morphology:

Smooth

Bark or Stem Colour:

Green

Organ Modifications:

Rhizomes

Propagation:

Seed, Division - below ground parts

Pest Susceptibility:

(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)

Course(s):

HORT 2355

Location(s):

(GRB) GRass Bed
(GRBW) GRass Bed West : q.3
(PDE) PonD East
(PDW) PonD West

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