MAIDEN GRASS 'GRACILLIMUS'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
An attractive clumping ornamental grass with fine-textured, silver-green blades that turn golden-bronze after first frost. A great specimen for adding texture to shrub borders and perennial beds, or for massing as a screen.
zones: 4-9
full sun
average size at maturity: moderate growing; reaches 6-8ft tall, 3-5ft wide
bloom time: late summer
---- to encourage healthy new growth, cut Gracillimus down to 4-6inches in late winter or before new growth appears in early spring. Divide every 3-4 years or whenever the venter of the plant begins to die back.
*images show fully mature plants