Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

Adagio Maiden Grass

Adagio is an upright dwarf ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of arching grass-like foliage.  The foliage emerges bronze pink and matures to silver green before turning yellow for fall.  Airy tassel-like pink plumes bloom above the foliage in late summer and gradually mature to white and persist into winter.  Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil.  Aggressive enough to be invasive in milder climates.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Mealybug, blight, and rust are occasional problems. Cut foliage to ground in late winter before new foliage emerges.  

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

COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Juniper, Cranesbill

IMAGE: Manfred Werner - Tsui, Chinaschilf (Miscanthus sinensis) Blumengärten Hirschstetten Wien 2014 d, CC BY-SA 3.0

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