| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder' |
| Common Name: | silver feather maiden grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Parallel venation, Linear, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Dark-red, Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Rounded clump 1.8-2.4m tall that hold up all year; leaf blades about 2cm wide, dark green with thin white midrib; flowers large, feathery, silvery-pink, held well above leaves. | |