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Plant: Little Kitten - Maiden Grass / Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
More about this plant
Little Kitten is a dwarf, clump-forming maiden grass only 12 to 15 inches tall and 12 to 20 inches wide, with slender silvery green blades. Silvery-white plumes float above the foliage from late summer into fall and become golden seed heads that feed birds in winter. It wants full sun and moist, well-drained soil, is deer resistant and drought tolerant once established, and fits borders, edging, containers and the front of a mixed bed.
- Full Sun
- Blooms in summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Little Kitten is a dwarf, clump-forming maiden grass only 12 to 15 inches tall and 12 to 20 inches wide, with slender silvery green blades. Silvery-white plumes float above the foliage from late summer into fall and become golden seed heads that feed birds in winter. It wants full sun and moist, well-drained soil, is deer resistant and drought tolerant once established, and fits borders, edging, containers and the front of a mixed bed.
- Flowers
- Silvery-white plumes floating above the foliage in late summer to fall, becoming feathery golden seed heads.
- Foliage
- Slender, silvery green blades forming a compact clump.
- Pruning
- Cut back in early spring to make room for new growth; deadheading is not necessary.
- Native range
- China to Malaysia and the Russian Far East to temperate East Asia (species)
