🌾🌿 Maiden Silvergrass – Miscanthus sinensis – 50 Seeds

Add graceful texture and movement to your landscape with Maiden Silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis), a hardy, clump-forming ornamental grass with arching green foliage and feathery silver plumes. This versatile perennial brings beauty and structure to gardens and is ideal for privacy screening, erosion control, or accent planting.

Usage:

• Ornamental landscaping and privacy borders

• Naturalized gardens and erosion control

• Dried arrangements (flower plumes)

• Background planting in perennial beds

Sowing Time:

• Start indoors in late winter to early spring

• Transplant outdoors after last frost

Germination Time:

• 14–21 days

Sowing Depth:

• Lightly cover seeds with 0.5 cm (¼ inch) of soil

Soil Requirements:

• Well-drained soil; tolerates poor and sandy soils

• pH 5.5–7.5

Sunlight Requirements:

• Full sun preferred (at least 6 hours daily)

Watering:

• Moderate watering; drought tolerant once established

Plant Spacing:

• 60–90 cm (24–36 inches) apart

Growth Height:

• Reaches 1.2–2.1 m (4–7 feet) tall

Bloom Time:

• Late summer to fall

Hardiness Zone:

• USDA Zones 5–9

Other Benefits:

• Deer and rabbit resistant

• Provides winter interest with ornamental seed heads

• Low maintenance and fast-growing

• Non-invasive clump-forming variety

Latin Name: Miscanthus sinensis