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Plant: Little Miss - Maiden Grass / Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'
Size: 1 gal
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More about this plant
Little Miss is a compact maiden grass about 2 feet tall and wide, 3 feet in flower, with a neat mounded habit. The foliage emerges green and turns cherry red with rose variegation, deepening to red and purple in fall, and red plumes fade to silver seed heads that last into late winter. It prefers full sun to partial shade and average to evenly moist soil, tolerates urban pollution, and suits small spaces, containers and mass plantings.
- Full Sun
- Blooms in summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Little Miss is a compact maiden grass about 2 feet tall and wide, 3 feet in flower, with a neat mounded habit. The foliage emerges green and turns cherry red with rose variegation, deepening to red and purple in fall, and red plumes fade to silver seed heads that last into late winter. It prefers full sun to partial shade and average to evenly moist soil, tolerates urban pollution, and suits small spaces, containers and mass plantings.
- Flowers
- Red plumes from mid summer to late fall, followed by silver seed heads from mid fall to late winter.
- Foliage
- Emerges green in spring, then turns cherry red with rose variegation and plum tinges, red-purple in summer and more intense in fall.
- Pruning
- Cut back in early spring before new growth starts.
- Native range
- China to Malaysia and the Russian Far East to temperate East Asia (species)
