Little Silver Spider Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Silver Spider' (Kleine Silberspinne)

  • Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
  • Narrow, upright clump blooms earlier than most miscanthus cultivars
  • Foliage turns a bronze-red in the fall
  • Bloom Time: July to October
  • Flower Type: Feathery panicles
  • Flower Colour: Red turning to silver
  • Flower Height: 150 cm
  • Foliage Height: 90-100 cm
  • Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Silver

HEIGHT:
90-150 cm

SPREAD:
75-90 cm

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Additional Notes about Little Silver Spider 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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suitable substitutions for Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'