Plant: Adagio - Maiden Grass / Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
$12.00
Size: 1 gal
Light
Full Sun
Bloom
Summer
More about this plant
Adagio is a dwarf maiden grass forming a tight mound about 3 feet tall and wide of narrow green blades. Hundreds of narrow tan plumes open in late summer, earlier than most miscanthus. It grows in full sun to part sun in most soils, is hardy in zones 6 to 9, and suits small gardens and borders. Cut it back in late winter before new growth.
- Full Sun
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Adagio is a dwarf maiden grass forming a tight mound about 3 feet tall and wide of narrow green blades. Hundreds of narrow tan plumes open in late summer, earlier than most miscanthus. It grows in full sun to part sun in most soils, is hardy in zones 6 to 9, and suits small gardens and borders. Cut it back in late winter before new growth.
- Flowers
- Hundreds of narrow tan plumes in late summer, among the earliest-blooming of the miscanthus in trials.
- Foliage
- Narrow green blades forming a tight mound about 3 feet tall and wide.
- Pruning
- Cut foliage down in late winter or early spring, before or just as new blades begin to appear.
- Native range
- China and Japan
