Description
Morning Light Maiden Grass is a late-blooming variegated ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of narrow arching grass-like foliage. The narrow foliage is light green with white margins giving it an overall silver appearance and turns straw-beige by winter. Airy tassel-like copper-red plumes bloom above the foliage in late summer and gradually mature to silvery white and persist into winter. Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil. Aggressive enough to be invasive in milder climates.
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Type: |
Orn. Grass |
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Height: |
4′ – 6′ |
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Spread: |
2.5′ – 4′ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Red/White |
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Season of Interest: |
Multi-Seasonal, Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Mealybug, blight, and rust are occasional problems. Cut foliage to ground in late winter before new foliage emerges.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Ponds, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint, Juniper, Ninebark
IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light 6zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light kz3, CC BY-SA 4.0
