Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Silver banner grass)
Other names: Sugar cane miscanthus, Imperata sacchariflora
M. sacchariflorus is a tall, upright grass with arching grey-green strap-like leaves. In late summer, it produces upright silvery flower spikes that turn red into autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus nepalensis (Himalayan fairy grass)
M. nepalensis is a tall, ornamental grass with green, arching foliage. In summer, bears creamy-yellow, pendant flowerheads, that form into seed-heads in autumn and persist into winter
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus 'Navajo' (Eulalia 'Navajo')
Other names: Miscanthus sinensis 'Navajo', Japanese silver grass 'Navajo'
'Navajo' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with erect stems bearing arching, narrowly linear, red- and bronze-flushed, mid- or olive green leaves turning orange-red to reddish-bronze in autumn and, in late summer and early autumn, feathery panicles of silvery-pink flower spikelets turning silvery-tan by winter.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberspinne' (Eulalia 'Silberspinne')
Other names: Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Spider'
'Silberspinne' is a tall, deciduous grass with arching green leaves and auburn tinted flower plumes that turn silver as they age.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath' (Eulalia 'Goliath')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Goliath', Maiden grass 'Goliath'
'Goliath' is a robust, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing upright to arching, broadly linear, mid-green leaves with paler midribs, and feathery panicles of red-flushed, silvery-grey flower spikelets held well above the foliage in late summer and early autumn.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sirene' (Eulalia 'Sirene')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Sirene'
'Sirene' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with narrow, erect to arching, mid-green leavesand large panicles of reddish-pink flowers blooming from late summer to early autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Purple Fall' (Eulalia 'Purple Fall')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Purple Fall', Maiden grass 'Purple Fall'
'Purple Fall' is a clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen, perennial grass bearing upright to arching, broadly linear, mid-green leaves with white mid-veins, the entire leaf turning reddish-purple in autumn and, in late summer and early autumn, feathery panicles of pale pink flower spikelets turning silvery-grey by winter.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Red' (Eulalia 'Autumn Red')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Autumn Red', Maiden grass 'Autumn Red'
'Autumn Red' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing upright to arching, narrowly linear, mid-green leaves turning red in autumn and feathery panicles of pink-flushed, silvery-grey flower spikelets held well above the foliage in late summer and early autumn.
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0.9m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Abundance' (Eulalia 'Abundance')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Abundance', Maiden grass 'Abundance', Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'
'Abundance' is a mound-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing upright to arching, narrowly linear, mid-green leaves and feathery panicles of beige flower spikelets held well above the foliage in late summer and early autumn.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light' (Eulalia 'Autumn Light' )
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Autumn Light' , Maiden grass 'Autumn Light'
'Autumn Light' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing upright to arching, narrowly linear, dark green leaves and feathery panicles of reddish-brown flower spikelets held well above the foliage in late summer and early autumn.
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1.75m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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