Grass and Bamboo: What's the best approach for identifying ornamental grasses?, 2 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
That's tough, because there are several cultivars of miscanthus that are very similar, but bloom time, width and height are the distinctions, along with width of stripe. And many have been produced, for marketing purposes, that are similar to older cultivars (many of which are actually better). I have several encyclopedias, but they don't really help,

If hers are older, say ten years, and very fine, they are probably gracillimus, which many consider to be the best. I love this grass to death. It's the one featured in Japanese paintings. It's really never been topped. It blooms in October, has burgundy plumes, and is 30 inches across the bottom.

Pic 1 is in July
Pic 2 is in October, when it blooms. This is 8. Is there anything like this in her yard?

But grass that quite often seeds, and which is widely available, a little older, and which landscapers put in, is Silberfeder. It's 60 inches across the base, and has a slight tendency to flop.

Pic 3 is in July. It's on the right. This is 1. It's huge.
Pic. 4 is in September, in the center, when it blooms.

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