| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis 'Cosmopolitan' |
| Common Name: | variegated maiden grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Poales (grass-like), Semi-evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Screening, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Parallel venation, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Purple, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Grows 2-3m tall, stiffly-upright; leaf blades 2.5-3.5cm wide and 60cm long, linear, ribbed and have a white midrib. | |