species
Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silver grass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Miscanthus sinensis belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Chinese silver grass, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from August to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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