Miscanthus ‘Purpurescens’ Flame Grass

Common Name: Flame Grass 

BOTANICAL NAME: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurescens’

PLANT TYPE:  Perennial

SUN EXPOSURE:  Full Sun

BLOOM TIME: Late Summer - Fall

AVERAGE SIZE: 48" x 36"

COLD HARDINESS: USDA Zone 4

DESCRIPTION: One of the most useful of the taller grasses, valued for its flower and foliage effect. Plants form an upright clump of dark-green leaves, turning flame-orange and bronze in the autumn, particularly in warm regions. Tall spikes of very soft-pink flowers develop into silvery plumes that stay effective all winter long.

Available in 1, 2 and 5 Gallon pots