Variegated Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

Variegated Maiden Grass is a graceful, silky clumping ornamental grass with a lovely fine-textured, green blades with rich creamy striping that appears white from a distance and turns yellow after frost. The red-tinted tassel like plumes bloom in late summer to fall and gradually turn white.  Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil.  A beautiful grass for adding texture to perennial beds, borders, and massed grasses. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Regular water, planted in well draining soil, fertilize yearly; Low Maintenance Shrub 

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

COMPANION PLANTS: Golden Elf Spiraea; Big Blue Liriope; Speedwell

IMAGES:  Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz,  Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' kz3,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photos by  cultivar413, (1)  150829 037 Wagner Park, (2) 1 61020 106 Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus', Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' Winterberry Holly, Taxus x media 'Densiformis', (4) Photo by David J. Stang,  Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus 3zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0 

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