Little Dot Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Dot' (Puenktchen)

Also called Little Dot Silver Grass

  • Leaves are almost vertical, on sturdy, upright stems
  • This cultivar is similar to M. 'Strictus', with a more upright habit and finer foliage
  • Dull green foliage has irregular horizontal bands of creamy-yellow and a white midrib
  • Bloom Time: September to October
  • Flower Type: Feathery panicles
  • Flower Colour: Mauve-pink turning to white
  • Flower Height: 175 cm
  • Foliage Height: 100-125 cm
  • Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Pink

HEIGHT:
125-175 cm

SPREAD:
80-100 cm

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Additional Notes about Little Dot 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.

 

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Fall
HABIT:
Upright
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Variegated
Green
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Screening (privacy)
Specimen

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen'