Canton--Football HOF, OH (Zone 6a) | January 2013 | neutral
I have found that this plant does not like relocation. Mine are young, so perhaps that is why, but with a great deal of TLC and mulch, th...Read Moreey have survived. I'm looking forward to the 2013 growing season, as these were planted for the purpose of using them for a privacy screen.
Gracillimus does well here, surviving both our winter lows and various dry years. In years in which the months of August and September a...Read Morere seriously dry, fairly serious watering is the way to get the blooming and fall color that Miscanthus can deliver. The second half the summer of 2010 here was exceptionally dry, so many Miscanthus did not bloom much. Gracillimus is famously a late bloomer to begin with.
Looks graceful and beautiful all summer long, however, mine didn't bloom in the fall this past year. I don't know why. Maybe it needs div...Read Moreiding or just isn't hardy enough to bloom here in NE Ohio. It still looks great in the summer though.
I added three of these to just below our turnaround in 2001. The grass grows tall in summer but tends to die back down in fall when the ...Read Moregraceful flowers take over. I'm not sure why our grass tends to die back - others I've seen along the road stay very tall and green. May be the soil (heavy clay). Provides a nice screen for our turnaround from the road.
I have found that this plant does not like relocation. Mine are young, so perhaps that is why, but with a great deal of TLC and mulch, th...Read More
Gracillimus does well here, surviving both our winter lows and various dry years. In years in which the months of August and September a...Read More
Looks graceful and beautiful all summer long, however, mine didn't bloom in the fall this past year. I don't know why. Maybe it needs div...Read More
I added three of these to just below our turnaround in 2001. The grass grows tall in summer but tends to die back down in fall when the ...Read More