| Scientific Name: | Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' |
| Common Name: | dwarf maiden 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: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Spreading |
| Form: | Mounded, Round |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Basal, Parallel venation, Lustrous, Linear, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Dark-red, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| About 90-120cm tall; leaves thin white midrib, with variegated medium-green and dark-green stripes. | |