Rigoletto Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Cold hardy, Low Maintenance, Compact/Dwarf, Deer-resistant, Drought resistant, Heat Tolerant, Slopes/Erosion Control, Hedge/Screen, Container Friendly, Non-invasive |
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| Hardiness Zone | 5a to 9b |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
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| Width | |
| Watering Needs | Moderate |
| Preferred Soil | Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, Compact, Trailing, Upright |
| Plant Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Blooms In | Summer, Fall |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green, Other, Variegated |
| Suitable Space | Outdoors |
| Plant Name | Grass |
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| Class | Poales |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, PR, UT, WA |
Description
Bi-Color Sparkling Stripes Rigoletto Maiden Grass!
- Soft Waving Green & White Foliage
- Two-Tone Stripes
- Tall Weeping Form
- Coral-Pink Plumes Turn Silver
- Yellow Fall Color
- Cold & Salt Tolerant
- Wet Soil Adaptable
- Upright Winter Interest
- Sound, Texture, Motion
- Specimen or Hedge Plant
- Hardy Native Warm-Season Grass
- Floral Design & Decor
Ornamental grasses add so much to the landscape and Rigoletto Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto') really shines! Also called Japanese Silver Grass, these feature strong creamy-white and green stripes along the green blades for a two-tone effect. Lovely swaying in the breeze and shining in the sun!
Creating fountains of foliage that arch and cascades gracefully. Rigoletto's variegated foliage accents the incredible summer plumes. In fall foliage often turns yellow hues to the blades
Emerging coral-pink and rising above the foliage, the plumes turn silver and tan for fall and winter character. This warm-season ornamental grass takes a bit longer to green up in the spring, but it's well worth the wait once the summer and fall foliage appears!
How to Use Rigoletto Maiden Grass In The Landscape
Tall, impressive specimen plants with 4-season interest, Rigoletto lends soft vertical accents and graceful motion throughout the garden.
Naturalizing and prairie mass plantings of Rigoletto create erosion control and banks of tranquility, transforming hard-to-mow slopes into something magical.
Sized perfectly for privacy and screening hedges, Rigoletto creates "Living Walls" for Outdoor Garden Rooms and tranquil privacy. Plus looking lovely to enhance (or hide) the view!
Waving fronds add immense color, texture, sound and motion! The calming Zen provided by softly rustling grasses, plus the mesmerizing swaying of the plumes are always lovely additions to your private spaces.
The fine-textured clumps create wonderful accents and backdrops when added to the mixed-shrub beds. Anchoring perennial borders and softening corners in foundation plantings. The graceful motion and textures complement informal cottage gardens.
Create garden vignettes by planting a curved row of grasses around a focal point, garden seating or sculpture to make them stand out.
#ProPlantTips For Care
Doing very best in full sun, Rigoletto tolerates some shade but won't be as strong and upright, possibly even falling flat.
Full sunlight also dramatically makes these just glow! Imagine seeing the rising or setting sun backlight these fronds from behind!
Adaptable to salt, drought and wet winter soil, it's impressively hardy, tolerant and resistant! Deer and rabbits rarely bother it plus, Rigoletto is highly pest and disease-free!
Miscanthus requires well-drained soil but becomes highly drought-tolerant once established. Easy-to-grow, Maiden Grass is cold hardy in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 9.
A warm-season grass, won't start growing until the soil temperature warms up so have a bit of patience. Prune before growth starts to appear in early spring and remove built-up leaves and debris from the center.
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For a carefree, year-round interest, sound, motion and amazing texture plus color for your landscape, you will love Rigoletto Maiden Grass! Call Nature Hills Nursery today!
Planting & Care
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| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150 - $198.99 | $24.99 |
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Arrived in wonderful condition, I can’t wait to plant this
Porcupine Grass is such a rewarding plant to put in the ground. Once it gets established, those bold horizontal bands on the foliage really make it stand out in the landscape. Thanks for sharing, Ashley, and enjoy the planting!
One of the plants is struggling. I'm disappointed
Plants were packaged well and look amazing!
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for your review and for sharing a picture! We love seeing our plants thrive in customer's landscapes - it looks great! Thank you - Nature Hills Customer Support
All three are healthy and growing well.
Porcupine Grass looks great as a single specimen, but planting three together is a real statement in the landscape. Good to hear they are all settling in and pushing new growth. Thanks for letting us know, Kevin.
It was small, but it is growing slow but sure.
Adagio is a slower grower at first while it puts energy into its root system, so the steady progress you're seeing is actually a good sign. Thanks for sticking with it, Karen. Once it hits its stride you should have a nice full clump in no time.
I was a little worried about what the condition of my grass would be once it arrived as it was misrouted in shipping and delayed by a couple extra days. Thankfully once it did arrive it was still in good condition and the soil was still damp.
Shipping delays are always nerve-wracking with live plants, so it's good to hear the Adagio arrived in solid shape despite the detour. Maiden grass is fairly resilient, and keeping that root ball moist during transit really does make a difference. Thanks for letting us know it worked out, Bonnie. We hope it settles in quickly and puts on a great show for you this season.
This was the perfect grass for my landscape.
Dwarf Maiden grass shows excellent salt tolerance. We get a lot of drift from ocean winds and it does not seem to bother this grass.
The plume color of the Dwarf Maiden grass is just so bright in the fall. Great grass.
