MISCANTHUS giganteus $19.95 8’-12’ x 5’ z4 Giant Chinese Silver Grass A huge, clump-forming, non-invasive grass, which lends a tropical appearance to northern gardens. Broad, blue-green, arching leaves create a fountain-like effect. Reddish-pink tassels bloom mid to late fall, mature to silver and persist through winter. Effective as a specimen, hedge, background and for screening. Cut back to about 6" when new foliage emerges in late spring. Very effective grown beside a pond. Sometimes sold as Miscanthus floridulus. Warm season. (2gal) Photo: WildThings MISCANTHUS sinensis ‘Huron Sunrise’ $17.95 5’-6’ x 3’ z4 Huron Sunrise The most profusely blooming miscanthus. Lavish burgundy plumes sweep the sky, turn fluffy white and remain standing through winter. A Martin Quinn introduction, bred in Kincardine, Ontario. Green leaves with silver midribs form a good-size clump. An early bloomer, which opens in August here. We can never keep this one in stock. Warm season. (1gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. MISCANTHUS sinensis ‘Little Zebra’ 4’ x 4’ z 5 Dwarf Zebra Grass $17.95 Take Zebra grass, shrink it, and this is what you get. Creamy horizontal bands cross deep green blades. Reddish-purple plumes mature to creamy-tan for winter. Showy. Keeps its colour all season. One of our most popular varieties. Warm season. (1-gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. MISCANTHUS sinensis strictus $17.95 4’-6’ x 3’ z5 Porcupine Grass Yellow horizontal bands on a beautifully clumping grass with a rigid, upright habit. A favourite here. Effective as a centrepiece in a mixed perennial bed or with other grasses. Late-season silver plumes stand up well through winter. Warm season. (1gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. www.wild-things.ca 107 1-877-538-3228