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Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Field notes

Miscanthus sinensis, also called eulalia grass, Chinese silver grass, or elephant grass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to most of East Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea) and Southeast Asia (the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos).

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5 native animals
supported in the US

Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Gulf Fritillary, Common Buckeye, Eastern Chipmunk, Two-lined Spittlebug 5

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Grasses and sedges
Light: Full sun Part shade
Moisture: Dry Well drained Moist Wet
Soil: Sand Loam Clay
Drought tolerant: Yes
Deer resistant: Yes
Resists: Dry soil Humidity Salt Wet soil Wind
Habit: Arching Cascading Clumping Columnar Erect
Plant type: Ornamental grasses and sedges Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.