Grass Miscanthus Gold Breeze

Height:  6 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial
shade

Hardiness Zone:  4b

Other Names:  Japanese Silver
Grass
Description:

This variety has a considerable
amount of gold banding, and an
upright, arching habit that is
excellent for small spaces and
planters; burgundy plumes rise
above foliage in fall; great
winter interest

Ornamental Features
Gold Breeze Maiden Grass
features bold plumes of
burgundy
flowers rising above the
foliage
in late summer. Its attractive
grassy leaves are light green
in
color with prominent gold
stripes. The foliage often
turns
yellow in fall. The silver seed
heads are carried on showy
plumes displayed in abundance
from early fall to late winter.
The brick red stems are very
colorful and add to the overall
interest of the plant.

Landscape Attributes

Gold Breeze Maiden Grass is an
herbaceous perennial grass with
a shapely form and gracefully
arching stems. Its medium
texture blends into the garden,
but can always be balanced by a
couple of finer or coarser
plants for an effective
composition.

This plant will require
occasional maintenance and
upkeep, and is best cleaned up
in early spring before it
resumes active growth for the
season. It has no significant
negative characteristics.

Gold Breeze Maiden Grass is
recommended for the following
landscape applications;

Vertical Accent
Mass Planting
Hedges/Screening
General Garden Use
Groundcover
Planting & Growing

Gold Breeze Maiden Grass will
grow to be about 5 feet tall at
maturity, with a spread of 5
feet. It grows at a medium
rate,
and under ideal conditions can
be expected to live for
approximately 20 years. As an
herbaceous perennial, this
plant
will usually die back to the
crown each winter, and will
regrow from the base each
spring. Be careful not to
disturb the crown in late
winter
when it may not be readily
seen!

This plant does best in full
sun
to partial shade. It prefers to
grow in average to moist
conditions, and shouldn't be
allowed to dry out. It is not
particular as to soil type or
pH. It is highly tolerant of
urban pollution and will even
thrive in inner city
environments. This is a
selected
variety of a species not
originally from North America.
It can be propagated by
division; however, as a
cultivated variety, be aware
that it may be subject to
certain restrictions or
prohibitions on propagation.