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Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Maiden Grass is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 4-9 ft × 3-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect silver, pink and red blooms in winter and summer. It attracts small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-9 ft × 3-6 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Green, Variegated, White
- Bloom color
- Silver, Pink, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Winter, Summer
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Humidity, Salt, Wet soil, Wind
- Watch out for
- Invasive in some areas, Spreads weedily
- Native to
- Eastern Asia
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