Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
Chinese silver grass
- 2 litre pot
- £19.99
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- 3 × 2 litre pots
- £42.99 £59.97
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist, well drained or sandy
- Rate of growth: slow to average
- Flowering period: August to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Miscanthus 'Ferner Osten' forms an arching clump of slender green folige, which turns copper-red in autumn before dying back for winter. The fireworks however start even earlier in the season, when the plume-like flower panicles emerge in summer. These are initially a rich shade of red, but they turn pinkish and then silvery as they mature over the season. It's a showy grass, that can be used as a stand-alone specimen, but it will also add bit of late drama to the border. - Garden care: Cut down to the ground in late winter, before the new foliage appears.