Miscanthus sinensis ‘Encore’ PP29,070

Ornamental Grasses
Miscanthus sinensis 'Encore' PP29,070

Blooming Time

August
September

Exposure

True
Full Sun
True
Light Shade

`Encore’ maiden grass provides a long running progressive floral display. The flower plumes open silvery white during midsummer, age to handsome dark red by early fall, and mature to creamy-white by mid fall, and look good throughout most of winter. Standing 4 feet tall without flowers and around 6 feet with plumes, `Encore’ makes a statement when used as a soft hedge or screen, massed or used as a specimen, or planted in large ceramic or concrete planters.

Details

Hardiness Zone:

5

Blossom Color:

Tan to Brown

Growth Habit:

Clump Forming

Max Height:

6'

Texture:

Fine Texture

Recommended Spacing:

3' to 4'

We sell this plant in these containers:

#2 Pot
#2 Pot
#5 Pot
#5 Pot

Special Characteristics

True
Cuttings
True
Seasonal Effect
True
Moderate Area
True
Salt Tolerant
True
Drought Tolerant
True
Deer Resistant
True
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion

Features

`Encore' maiden grass provides a long running progressive floral display. The flower plumes open silvery white during midsummer, age to handsome dark red by early fall, and mature to creamy-white by mid fall, and look good throughout most of winter.

Landscape Value

Makes a statement when used as a soft hedge or screen, massed or used as a specimen, or planted in large ceramic or concrete planters.

Care

Watering:

`Encore Maiden 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:

`Encore Maiden 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:

`Encore Maiden 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.

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