Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss' ~ Mystal™ Little Miss Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss' ~ Mystal™ Little Miss Maiden GrassLittle Miss Maiden Grass is a graceful compact grass with a dense habit of fine arching green blades that, while retaining it green center, earn purple to carmine tones that intensify in fall. Upright canes sporting red flowers show off the billowy buff colored seedheads from summer well into fall. Best color in full sun and moist well drained soil. Tolerates salt and deer, and is drought tolerant once established. Type: Orn. Grass Height: 2' 3

Little Miss Maiden Grass is a graceful compact grass with a dense habit of fine arching green blades that, while retaining it green center, earn purple to carmine tones that intensify in fall. Upright canes sporting red flowers show off the billowy buff colored seedheads from summer well into fall.  Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil. Tolerates salt and deer, and is drought tolerant once established.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: ; Low Maintenance  No serious pests or diseases. Fertilize yearly. Highly flammable.  NOTE! can be invasive in the southeast- look for cultivars with reduced fertility or flowers in fall, and heavy mulching helps prevent self-seeding.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Garden, Wildlife Garden, Pond Edges, and Containers 

COMPANION PLANTS: Fleabane, Stonecrop, Baptisia

IMAGES: Photoset by PlantHaven Inc, Miscanthus MYSTAL™ ‘Little Miss’

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.