Morning Light Maiden Grass Miscanthus Sinensis 5G

FEATURES

Graceful habit with delicately striped leaves and late summer blooms

Award Winner

Winter Interest

Deadheading Not Necessary

Salt Tolerant

Attracts: 

Birds

Resists: 

Deer

Grass:  Grass

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type:  Perennial

Height Category:  Tall

Garden Height:  48 - 60 Inches

Spacing:  36 Inches

Spread:  36 Inches

Flower Colors:  Red

Flower Shade:  Red

Foliage Colors:  Green

 Silver

Foliage Shade:  Variegated

Habit:  Upright

Container Role:  Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement:  Part Sun to Sun

Maintenance Category:  Easy

Bloom Time:  Early Winter

 Late Summer

 Mid Winter

 Early Fall

 Late Winter

 Mid Fall

 Late Fall

Hardiness Zones:  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:  Average

Soil Fertility Requirement:  Average Soil

 Poor Soil

Soil PH Category:  Acidic Soil

 Neutral Soil

Uses:  Border Plant

 Container

 Dried Flower

 Grass

 Landscape

 Mass Planting

 Specimen or Focal Point

Uses Notes: 

Use in beds, borders and large containers

Maintenance Notes: 

Morning Light is a warm-season grass. Warm-season grasses won't start growing until mid to late spring or even early summer. Their major growth and flowering happens when the weather is hot. They will usually turn shades of brown for the winter.

Cut back warm season grasses in fall or by mid to late spring. Warm season grasses turn shades of brown as the weather turns colder. Once your warm season grasses turn brown you can trim them back at almost any time. If you like to tidy your garden in fall or if you live in an area where fire can be problematic trim warm season grasses so they are just a few inches tall.

If you live in an area where fire generally isn't a problem you can leave the dried grasses and seed heads in your garden for winter interest. Snow or ice encrusted ornamental grasses can be quite beautiful.

If you leave the trimming until spring try to make sure to cut them back to the ground (you can leave a couple of inches) by late spring, before new growth begins.

Not all ornamental grasses look good through the winter, trim back those that don't look good in the fall.

Divide warm season grasses anytime spring through mid-summer. All ornamental grasses should be divided when they are actively growing but not while they are flowering. If the plants are dormant when they are transplanted they won't establish a good root system. Warm season grasses generally start growing in late spring or early summer and have their active growth period during the heat of the summer. Warm season grasses will tend to bloom in mid to late summer.

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.