A: I believe you mean Miscanthus sinensis `Gracillimus,' an older but still popular cultivar that is low-maintenance and attractive in today's landscapes. This perennial ornamental has narrow ...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' is a finely textured 3- to 5-foot clumper with arching, 1/4 -inch-wide silvery-green foliage that turns a golden bronze in fall. Moisture- and drought-tolerant ...

More than 100 years ago, Gertrude Jekyll used them well in the Great Plat at Hestercombe in Somerset, where strategically located clumps of Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus create a repeated motif ...

Maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis), grown for its reddish-pink plumes that appear in October, is often incorrectly sold as pampas grass. There are numerous cultivars in the trade, including ...

"The purpose of this farm is to turn grass into cash," he says. Caveny stands in a plot of miscanthus, a perennial grass that by summer's end will grow about 12 feet tall and has the potential to ...

Pros and cons of Miscanthus -- uses more water, leaches less nitrogen Date: September 9, 2010 Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Summary: A ...

Identifying traits early in development could predict future biomass production in Miscanthus Date: February 25, 2016 Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and ...

A team of investigators have found that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuel sources. Using Miscanthus as a feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S ...

AMES, Iowa – Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State ...

However, after grant aid of more than €4m since 2007, there doesn’t seem to be a significant market outlet for much of their 6,000 acres. In some cases, farmers are wondering if the crop is ...