Miscanthus sinensis ‘Malepartus’
Blooming Time
Exposure
`Malepartus’ is a unique cultivar in that its broadly white centered green leaves are oriented at right angles to the stalks. This creates a rather intriguing bamboolike appearance. Its early fallborne flowers, first pinkish purple, peak during mid-fall, turn an attractive silver, then mature to attractive straw brown as they age.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
6'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Features
Broadly white centered deep green leaves giving intriguing bamboolike look with excellent fall coloration. Early fallborne plumes are first pinkish purple then silver then tan--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:
'Malepartus' 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:
'Malepartus' 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:
'Malepartus' 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.