The Plant Company

Bringing your garden to life

Contact

Telephone:
01403 740100

Email:
[email protected]

The Plant Company
Coolham Road
West Chiltington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2LH

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Opening times:
Tuesday-Friday, 9:00-17:30.
Closed public holidays.


 

The Plants

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

silver grass

Photo of Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

£8.99

Miscanthus 'Morning Light' is a graceful, ornamental grass with slender green leaves with cream margins. If it has been a hot dry summer it will produce pink flushed panicles of flowers from October to early spring A beautiful grass which creates a haze of silvery light when placed in either sun or shade.

Type

  • Grasses

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

  • Beds and borders
  • Flower arranging
  • Cottage style garden
  • Contemporary style garden
  • Japanese style garden
  • Specimen

Special features

  • Low maintenance
  • Winter interest
  • Autumn interest
  • Architectural

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Cut down to the ground in late winter, before the new foliage appears Dislikes winter wet.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 150cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

  • Light shade
  • Sun

Aspects

  • South
  • East
  • West

Soil types

  • Sandy
  • Normal
  • Clay

Soil pH ranges

  • Acid
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline