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• MIscanthus Decisions

  Today I started the annual barbering of my giant miscanthus or Chinese ribbon grass . Miscanthus has been a darling of horticultural fashion for about ten years now and with good reason. It is tall (eight to ten feet) and handsome, with feathery fall... Posted Mar 21 2009, 10:10 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: chinese ribbon grass, deer resistant planting, miscanthus, ornamental grasses

• Winter Interest

  There are certain grasses that are just lovely in the fall and winter. Miscanthus grass or Miscanthus sinensis is tall, with long blades and fluffy, cream-colored inflorescences or flowerheads that soar high above the tops of the plants. They persist... Posted Oct 20 2008, 11:47 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: chinese ribbon grass, fountain grass, foxtail grass, miscanthus, ornamental grasses, pennisetum, winter gardening

• Miscanthus

  If you have miscanthus grass in your beds or borders and if the weather where you live is starting to moderate, it's time to go mano a mano with the miscanthus. Miscanthus is a wonderful garden plant with graceful, arching foliage and plume-like flower... Posted Mar 20 2008, 08:44 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: miscanthus, spring clean-up