Miscanthus x giganteus (Giant miscanthus)
Other names: Miscanthus x giganteus , Miscanthus floridulus 'Giganteus' , Giant Chinese silver grass, Miscanthus 'Giganteus', Miscanthus sacchariflorus misapplied, Miscanthus floridulus misapplied
M. x giganteus is a vigorous, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with upright stems bearing stiff, erect, linear, mid-green leaves and, in autumn, conical panicles of silky-hairy, pink flower spikelets turning silver with age.
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1.5m max. spread |
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3.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Hermann Mussel' (Eulalia 'Hermann Mussel')
Other names: Miscanthus sinensis 'Hermann Müssel', Japanese silver grass 'Hermann Mussel'
'Hermann Mussel' is an upright, deciduous, perennial grass forming a clump of arching, linear, dark green leaves and, in late summer, panicles of pink-flushed, silvery, light brown flowers held well above the foliage.
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1m max. spread |
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1.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku-jima' (Eulalia 'Yaku-jima')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Yaku-jima', Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'
'Yaku-jima' is a compact, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with upright to slightly arching, broadly linear, mid-green leaves, in late summer and early autumn, feathery panicles of red-flushed, pale brown flowers held well above the foliage. Leaves turn reddish-brown in autumn, fading to pale brown by winter.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder' (Eulalia 'Silberfeder')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Silberfeder', Maiden grass 'Silberfeder', Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Feather'
Silberfeder' is a tall, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with arching, linear, mid-green leaves and feathery panicles of pink-flushed, silvery-grey flowers from late summer into 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 'Kleine Silberspinne' (Eulalia 'Kleine Silberspinne' )
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Kleine Silberspinne' , Chinese silver grass 'Kleine Silberspinne' , Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Silver Spider'
'Kleine Silberspinne' is a compact, narrowly upright, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with narrow, erect to arching, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, large panicles of white-flushed, red flower spikelets that fade to silver.
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1.2m 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 'Grosse Fontane' (Eulalia 'Grosse Fontane')
Other names: Miscanthus sinensis 'Large Fountain', MIscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontaine', Miscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontäne', Japanese silver grass 'Grosse Fontane'
'Grosse Fontane' is a large, deciduous, clump-forming, perennial grass with narrow, erect to arching, dark green leaves and large panicles of pink to red-flushed, silver-white flowers in late summer to early autumn.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Septemberrot' (Eulalia 'Septemberrot' )
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Septemberrot' , Miscanthus sinensis 'September Red'
'Septemberrot' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing narrow, erect to arching, mid-green leaves with prominent white midribs, turning deep orange-red in autumn and large panicles of silvery, red flower spikelets borne on erect stems in early autumn.
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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 '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 'Purpurascens' (Eulalia 'Purpurascens')
Other names: Japanese silver grass 'Purpurascens', Maiden grass 'Purpurascens', Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens
Purpurascens' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with arching, linear, mid-green leaves mid-green leaves in spring, turning purple-green with pink midribs in summer, and orange-red in autumn. Slender, erect stems bear feathery panicles of purple-flushed, silvery-grey flowers in early autumn.
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0.8m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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