Porcupine Grass - Our Plants - Kaw Valley Greenhouses

Porcupine Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'

 

 

  • Great accent plant for the landscape
  • Also great for screens
  • Beautiful all year-round!

Kaw Valley Favorite

These are our very favorite plants! Our staff members are avid plant lovers and these are the best of the best in our own landscaping.

Many of our favorites are new & different. All are excellent performers, easy to grow, and well suited to our area. You won't be disappointed!

Details

Porcupine Grass has a distinctive, neat upright growth habit with green leaves distinctively marked by a horizontal yellow stripe. The 6- to 8-foot-tall clumps bear pinkish, coppery 8- to 10-inch-long plumes in late summer and fall which can be used for drying or as a dye plant and persist into the winter. Foliage of Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' is stiffer than 'Zebrinus' but still blows easily in the wind. This shrub-like grass turns to a rich gold in the fall; the fall color lasts through the winter.

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Type:

Ornamental Grass

Perennial

Sun/Shade:

Full Sun to Part Sun

Bloom Color:

Tan / Beige

Foliage Color:

Green

Variegated

Yellow

Hardiness Zone:

4-9

Height:

72-108 inches

Spread:

0-36 inches

Benefits:

Vigorous Growth

Truly Heat Tolerant

Drought Tolerant

Good Cut Flowers

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

 
 
 
 

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