Miscanthus sinensis Big Kahuna™ (‘Nonuh’)
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Big Kahuna™ is a magnificent tropical looking selection with broad, white centered, mid green foliage. Unlike other Miscanthus, Big Kahuna™ stands alone as a specimen and makes a dramatic statement in the landscape. You can use it as a commanding border backdrop, hedge, or screen, and it is remarkably quick to mature. Big Kahuna™ blooms in September and October, and bears broad silvery-white plumes.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Orange, Copper, Gold
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
10'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Big Kahuna™ is a magnificent tropical looking selection with broad, white centered, mid green foliage.
Landscape Value
Unlike other Miscanthus, Big Kahuna™ stands alone as a specimen and makes a dramatic statement in the landscape. You can use it as a commanding border backdrop, hedge, or screen, and it is remarkably quick to mature. Big Kahuna™ blooms in September and October, and bears broad silvery-white plumes.
Care
Watering:
Big Kahuna™ 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:
Big Kahuna™ 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:
Big Kahuna™ 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.