| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' |
| Common Name: | orange flame grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Small garden/space, 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, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Dark-red, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Grows 90-130cm tall; leaf blades 9-13mm wide, blue-green turning red-orange in fall, white silky hairs at 'collar'; flowers purple tinged, turning white in fall. | |