Kirk Alexander Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander'

Also called Dwarf Zebra Grass

  • Forms a tight upright clump of bright yellow and green horizontally-banded leaves
  • Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
  • Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
  • Bloom Time: September to October
  • Flower Type: Feathery panicles
  • Flower Colour: Light pink turning to tan
  • Flower Height: 125 cm
  • Foliage Height: 60-90 cm
  • Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Pink (pale)

HEIGHT:
90-125 cm

SPREAD:
40-60 cm

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Additional Notes about Kirk Alexander Maiden 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.

 

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