Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’ (Zebra Grass)

Award-winner Zebra Grass ‘Zebrinus’ (Miscanthus sinensis) is a very distinctive ornamental grass with variegated foliage displaying unusual, horizontal, soft yellow rings along the gracefully arching leaves. This attractive foliage turns rich gold in the fall before turning to tan over the winter. It is complemented by spectacular, pinkish-copper plumes that emerge in late summer or early fall and turn buff-silver as they mature. Standing out beautifully in the garden and providing wonderful winter interest, you may want to treat this attractive Maiden Grass as a specimen plant.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
• Deciduous, this perennial grass easily grows in a dense, widely arching clump up to 5-7 feet tall (150-210 cm) and 4-6 ft. wide (120-180 cm). Give it plenty of room as its rounded, arching mound of foliage takes up space!
• Performs best in full sun in moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soils. Protect from excessive winter wet. Drought and salt tolerant once established.
• Very versatile, it can be used as a graceful accent plant in the garden, massed to create screens or hedges, or planted in borders, coastal gardens, city gardens, cottage gardens, or prairie plantings.
• This Chinese Silver Grass is generally pest and disease free. It is deer and rabbit resistant but attracts birds.
• Cut foliage to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear. Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or by division in spring.
• Native to Asia, the species form of Miscanthus sinensis is invasive in several US states. The invasive potential is of less concern for many of its ornamental cultivars, some of which are sterile. However, as a general rule, do not plant more than one cultivar on your property, and use only a vegetatively propagated cultivar that has shown little or no evidence of self-seeding in your area.
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