Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' - Dwarf Porcupine Grass

Dwarf Porcupine Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'

  • Forms a tight upright clump of yellow and green horizontally-banded leaves
  • 'Gold Bar' is shorter and more densely banded than Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
  • Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' is a slow grower and could take up to 4 years to reach its full size
  • Bloom Time: September to October
  • Flower Type: Small, feathery panicles
  • Flower colour: Burgundy turning to beige
  • Flower Height: 150 cm
  • Foliage Height: 90-125 cm
  • Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Burgundy

HEIGHT:
90-150 cm

SPREAD:
60-90 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Plants should be divided, in the spring, every few years, to maintain freshness. Foliage can be left standing all winter, however, it should be pruned early to mid-spring to make way for new growth.

Additional Notes about Dwarf Porcupine Grass:


Warning: Although individual Miscanthus cultivars are reputedly sterile, two cultivars can sometimes cross-pollinate, and produce viable seed, becoming invasive in several states, and in Southern Ontario. (pers obs.)

Recommendation: plant only one cultivar, and if there are other Miscanthus in the neighbourhood, consider a native or nativar substitute.

 

Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.

 

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
FLOWERING TIME:
Fall
Lt. Sum-Fall
HABIT:
Upright
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Variegated
Green
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen