Morning Light Maiden Grass is a smaller version of the popular M.s. 'Gracillimus'. Known for its narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins. Upright, round, clumping growing habit typically reching 4 to 6 feet tall. Small reddish-copper flowers appear above the foliage in late September.

Miscanthus Morning Light is a grass cultivar that is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins. The foliage has an overall silvery appearance. Typically forms an upright, rounded clump of foliage growing 4-6 feet tall. Not much fall color, with blades, eventually turning straw-beige by winter.Elegant, arching white and green variegated leaves, this elegant ornamental grass is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins, giving off an internal 'light' effect.Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in long tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in mid to late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes as the seeds mature. Blooms later than most Miscanthuscultivars. Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Miscanthus Morning Light is a somewhat smaller, more fine-textured version of the popular M. s. 'Gracillimus'. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.Prefers moist soils. Best in full sun. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but usually, retain a tight clump shape. 'Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other Miscanthus cultivars and rarely flops. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

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Commonly called morning light variegated maiden grass, it’s a silvery addition to garden borders.

If you want a grass that truly makes a statement, the Miscanthus Morning Light Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light') is happy to oblige! It grows tall, strong, and full with an iconic, fountain-like form. It's easy to see why so many regard this brilliant grass as one of the best-performing Miscanthus varieties! Miscanthus Morning Light Maiden Grass is a warm-season ornamental that earns its keep in any garden by standing tall and keeping things fresh and exciting with its thin whiskery leaves. Its foliage is a bright green with creamy white margins. It also has center veins that create a silvery sheen as this grass sways in the sun. When summer rolls into fall, Miscanthus Morning Light Grass sends up feathery and festive plumes. These joyous plumes create quite a visual impact with their reddish-bronze coloration. These plumes hang around through winter, giving your garden four seasons of interest. Hardy throughout planting zones 5 to 9, these warm-season grasses grow to 4-5 feet in height when in bloom, and form clumps 3-4 feet wide. Planting and Application: Because of its fine foliage and graceful form and movement, Miscanthus Morning Light Grass lends itself well to almost any occasion. This excellent grass is easily recognizable from afar. Its stately size and dense form make it ideal for back planting or as a seasonal screen. This delightful grass also makes a wonderful specimen or addition to your grass garden. Its height makes it a great accent piece or thriller. Plant your Morning Light Grass in full sun for the best performance. It is deer resistant, so you don't have to worry about your investment becoming Bambi's snack. This grass is also salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant once established. Add to Rock Gardens and Xeric mass plantings, even that harsh hell strip along the road or sidewalk! Narrow Green LeavesWith Silvery White Leaf Margins Iconic Graceful Fountain Form Warm-Season Ornamental Grass Bronzy Red Plumes Flowing Specimens, Mass Plantings, Backdrops & Screening #ProPlantTips for Care: Miscanthus ornamental grasses need full sun to have the strongest stems, but are graceful and flowing in partial shade as well! Provide an enriched location with excellent drainage that has mulch for the very best results! Once established, Miscanthus can handle harsher conditions. Each year early spring, cut your ornamental grasses down to just a few inches removing all of last year's growth and flower plumes and let all new growth start from the ground up each year. These warm-season grasses may green up later in the spring, but really shine once the hot, dry summer weather kicks in! Full Sun & Partial Shade Well-Drained Enriched Soil Tolerates Drought & Saline Conditions Once Established Moderate to Low Moisture Needs Deer Seldom Bother It Prune Early Spring Welcome the Morning Light Grass into your garden and let it brighten your day. It will surely become a shining star in your yard. Order now at NatureHills.com!

Dense clumps of slender, green blades with creamy white margins and midveins that create a shimmering silvery appearance. A superb grass that adds visual excitement wherever used. Reddish inflorescences that persist through winter provide an interesting accent to bare winterscapes. Wonderful texture for beds and borders.

Regarded as the best of all Miscanthus species and cultivars, 'Morning Light' features a unique and exquisite vase shape that stands out beautifully in the garden. Its fine-textured foliage is slightly ivory variegated, making it look silver from a distance. Blooming later than most Miscanthus cultivars, 'Morning Light' displays tiny crimson-red plume flowers in late summer or early fall, which change to silvery white as they mature and provide good winter interest. Rarely flopping, it grows up to 4-5 ft. tall (120-150 cm). Drought and dry soil tolerant. Tolerates part shade, heat and humidity too.

Slender emerald green blades have narrow cream margains

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If you want a grass that truly makes a statement, the Miscanthus Morning Light Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light') is happy to oblige! It grows tall, strong, and full with an iconic, fountain-like form. It's easy to see why so many regard this brilliant grass as one of the best-performing Miscanthus varieties! Miscanthus Morning Light Maiden Grass is a warm-season ornamental that earns its keep in any garden by standing tall and keeping things fresh and exciting with its thin whiskery leaves. Its foliage is a bright green with creamy white margins. It also has center veins that create a silvery sheen as this grass sways in the sun. When summer rolls into fall, Miscanthus Morning Light Grass sends up feathery and festive plumes. These joyous plumes create quite a visual impact with their reddish-bronze coloration. These plumes hang around through winter, giving your garden four seasons of interest. Hardy throughout planting zones 5 to 9, these warm-season grasses grow to 4-5 feet in height when in bloom, and form clumps 3-4 feet wide. Planting and Application: Because of its fine foliage and graceful form and movement, Miscanthus Morning Light Grass lends itself well to almost any occasion. This excellent grass is easily recognizable from afar. Its stately size and dense form make it ideal for back planting or as a seasonal screen. This delightful grass also makes a wonderful specimen or addition to your grass garden. Its height makes it a great accent piece or thriller. Plant your Morning Light Grass in full sun for the best performance. It is deer resistant, so you don't have to worry about your investment becoming Bambi's snack. This grass is also salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant once established. Add to Rock Gardens and Xeric mass plantings, even that harsh hell strip along the road or sidewalk! Narrow Green LeavesWith Silvery White Leaf Margins Iconic Graceful Fountain Form Warm-Season Ornamental Grass Bronzy Red Plumes Flowing Specimens, Mass Plantings, Backdrops & Screening #ProPlantTips for Care: Miscanthus ornamental grasses need full sun to have the strongest stems, but are graceful and flowing in partial shade as well! Provide an enriched location with excellent drainage that has mulch for the very best results! Once established, Miscanthus can handle harsher conditions. Each year early spring, cut your ornamental grasses down to just a few inches removing all of last year's growth and flower plumes and let all new growth start from the ground up each year. These warm-season grasses may green up later in the spring, but really shine once the hot, dry summer weather kicks in! Full Sun & Partial Shade Well-Drained Enriched Soil Tolerates Drought & Saline Conditions Once Established Moderate to Low Moisture Needs Deer Seldom Bother It Prune Early Spring Welcome the Morning Light Grass into your garden and let it brighten your day. It will surely become a shining star in your yard. Order now at NatureHills.com!

Morning Light Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b  Find Your Zone Plant Type:  Ornamental Grass Height at Maturity:  5-6' Width at Maturity:  3-4' Spacing:  3' apart for hedges or 8'+ apart for space between Growth Habit / Form:  Arching, Clumping, Dense, Upright, Vase/Fountain Shape Growth Rate:  Moderate to Fast Flower Color:  Crimson-Red to Silvery-White Flower Size:  Large curled plumes Flower Type:  Plumes Flowering Period:  Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid-Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Mid-Winter Foliage Color:  Green, with Ivory-White vertical stripe Fragrant Foliage:  No Sun Needs:  Full Sun or Mostly Sun Water Needs:  Average, very low when established Soil Type:  Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt  Soil Drainage:  Well Drained Soil pH:  5.5 - 7.5 Maintenance / Care:  Very Low Attracts:  Visual Attention, Birds Resistances:  Deer - more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect Description Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light', what we call Maiden Grass and others might call Eulalia Grass, is a gracefully arching, fine-textured ornamental grass that will form majestic, finely textured, fountain-shaped, vertical accents in your landscape. The slender green blades of Morning Light are vertically striped with ivory-white variegation creating a wonderful silver look from a distance. The foliage is flexible and blows easily in the wind, turning a rich gold in the fall and persisting through winter. In mid to late summer, pinkish-red seed "wands" rise above the 5-6 foot tall clumps on thin but sturdy stems. In early fall these open to fluffy, curled silvery-white flowers that persist through winter. The plumes are great for cutting and use in dried flower arrangements.  Landscape & Garden Uses Growing 5-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide, Morning Light Maiden Grass forms a neat, upright, gracefully arching clump that provides outstanding texture in the landscape. It can be useful as a specimen, in small to large groupings, or as a grassy hedge anywhere in the sunny landscape. This is one grass that we use quite often as an accent in home foundation plantings. It can also be grown as a stand alone or mixed with other plants in large containers and pots.  Spacing:  3' apart for hedges or 7-8'+ apart for space between How To Measure Total Square Feet Of A Planting Area  How Many Plants Needed To Cover A Planting Area?  Note:  For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Miscanthus grass variety is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring. Growing Preferences Miscanthus grasses are easy to grow in a wide range of soils, from sandy to well-drained clay and full to mostly sun (6 hours or more direct sunlight per day). They prefer a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility while establishing themselves, however will tolerate periods of dry soil when established. Constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic, so make sure the planting site is a well-drained one. Maintenance is minimal requiring only an annual pruning before new growth begins to emerge in late winter or very early spring. At this time simply cut plants back to just above the ground. Helpful Articles Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Miscanthus grasses. How To Plant Miscanthus Grasses How To Fertilize & Water Miscanthus Grasses How To Prune Ornamental Grasses Plant Long & Prosper! Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff Questions? Contact Us!

A border of Asters is an unforgettable spectacle in the fall. Combine them with glowing Dogwoods (Cornus sanguinea) and architectural ornamental grasses such as the lovely Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) and you will enjoy a delightful color show which will enlighten your garden for weeks, from midsummer until frost. Low maintenance and fairly easy to replicate, this planting will make your neighbors envious!

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The species Miscanthus sinensis is native to mountainous and lowland areas throughout Japan as well as China and Korea. Miscanthus sinensis Morning light is a superb grass forming tight, dense clumps of narrow erectly held light green leaves finely margined with white. Awarded the RHS Award of garden Merit it is at its finest in summer and autumn, especially when swaying in wind. Reddish or silvery inflorescences on stems 90 -240 cm (3 - 8 ft.) or taller occur in late summer but are unreliable and often don't appear in poor summers. The foliage dies back in autumn fading to straw colour and then greyish beige with considerable attraction in winter. Easy to grow in most fertile, moist, free draining soils. Ideal as statement plant as part of a mixed border to in pots and containers. If planting in pots or containers use a humus rich compost and ensure the pot is well drained. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. Please note: The images we use are designed to show the features that the plant is usually appreciated for. They are not representative of the size of plant you will receive. The size of the plant pot can be found in the listing title. Please send us a message if you have any queries.

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Graceful upright mound of narrow green foliage, edged in creamy white. The plant has coppery-pink plumes at 7′. The silver maiden grass blooms in September.

Regarded as the best of all Miscanthus species and cultivars, 'Morning Light' features a unique and exquisite vase shape that stands out beautifully in the garden. Its fine-textured foliage is slightly ivory variegated, making it look silver from a distance. Blooming later than most Miscanthus cultivars, 'Morning Light' displays tiny crimson-red plume flowers in late summer or early fall, which change to silvery white as they mature and provide good winter interest. Rarely flopping, it grows up to 4-5 ft. tall (120-150 cm). Drought and dry soil tolerant. Tolerates part shade, heat and humidity too.

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