Morning Light Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Morning Light Maiden Grass is a late-blooming variegated ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of narrow arching grass-like foliage.  The narrow foliage is light green with white margins giving it an overall silver appearance and turns straw-beige by winter.  Airy tassel-like copper-red plumes bloom above the foliage in late summer and gradually mature to silvery 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:  Catmint, Juniper, Ninebark

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light 6zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light kz3, CC BY-SA 4.0