| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' |
| Common Name: | porcupine grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Tall background, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Parallel venation, Linear |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Pink, Dark-red, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Tall grass about 1.8-2.4m tall; leaf blades 13-24mm wide, variegated with creamy-yellow horizontal bands, thin white midrib. | |