Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’
Blooming Time
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A striking selection, white variegated Japanese silver grass is outstanding as a specimen or enmasse. Cultivated since 1900, this popular cultivar is named for its vibrant white and green striped foliage. It is robust in habit (broader in form than `Silver Arrow’), thrives in most any soil, and puts on a nice display of first reddish then silver, fallborne flowers.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
8'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Striking selection with vibrant white and deep green striped foliage. Broad habit and reddish flower plumes in fall--silver with age and effective all winter.
Landscape Value
Superb specimen, accent, companion, or hedge/screen. Also excellent as a large-scale ground cover when mass planted.
Care
Watering:
White Variegated Japanese Silver Grass is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
White Variegated Japanese Silver Grass is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
White Variegated Japanese Silver Grass should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.