#miscanthus sinesis 'zebrinus'

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Miscanthus sinesis ‘zebrinus’ / Zebra Grass

PLANT COMMUNITY:  N/A

NATIVE REGION:  China, Korea, Japan; central, eastern, and western US, invasive

MATURE SIZE:  Height of 5-8′, spread of 4-6′; tight clump shape, upward-arching stems

HABITAT/GROWING CONDITIONS:  Lowlands, alpine areas, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroad, woodlands; easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade; tolerant of summer heat and humidity, drought,  and air pollution

ECO-INDICATOR:  N/A

HARDINESS ZONE:  5-9

LEAF COLOR:  Linear leaves have tapered tips, serrate margins and whitish to silvery midribs; foliage often turns attractive shades of yellow to orange by mid-fall before gradually fading to beige-tan for winter

FLOWER COLOR:  Pink to red flowers in feathery, whisk-like, loose terminal panicles bloom

VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES:  In Japan, Chinese silvergrass is used to stabilize easily erodible soils and is planted to revegetate abandoned ski slopes.

SOURCES:  https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/missin/all.html; http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=u940