Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' ~ Variegated Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' ~ Variegated Maiden GrassVariegated Maiden Grass is a graceful, silky clumping ornamental grass with a lovely fine textured, green blades with rich creamy striping that appears white from a distance and turns yellow after frost. The red tinted tassel like plumes bloom in late summer to fall and gradually turn white. Best color in full sun and moist well drained soil. A beautiful grass for adding texture to perennial beds, borders, and massed grasses. Type: Orn. Grass Height:

Variegated Maiden Grass is a graceful, silky clumping ornamental grass with a lovely fine-textured, green blades with rich creamy striping that appears white from a distance and turns yellow after frost. The red-tinted tassel like plumes bloom in late summer to fall and gradually turn white.  Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil.  A beautiful grass for adding texture to perennial beds, borders, and massed grasses. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Regular water, planted in well draining soil, fertilize yearly; Low Maintenance Shrub 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Ponds, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Golden Elf Spiraea; Big Blue Liriope; Speedwell

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' kz3, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photos by cultivar413, (1) 150829 037 Wagner Park, (2) 161020 106 Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus', Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' Winterberry Holly, Taxus x media 'Densiformis', (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.