| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis |
| Common Name: | maiden grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background, Waterside planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Basal, Parallel venation, Linear, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Purple, Pink, Dark-red, Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Oct-Nov, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Arching ornamental grass, for most cultivars, culms 80-200cm tall; leaves linear, most 18-75cm long x 0.5-2cm wide, midrib prominent and whitish, margins usually with tiny sharp teeth; inflorescence panicle-like, 20-35cm long, spikelets in 10 to 40 long spike-like rows 10-30cm long, furry appearance. | |