Žemasis miskantas – Miscanthus oligostachyus

Žemasis miskantas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŽemasis miskantas
Latin plant nameMiscanthus oligostachyus Stapf.
English plant nameFlame grass
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 60 to 80
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division (in Lithuania). Propagated by scrub division. Sometimes the spread of the flower should be limited by underground fencing. The flower is propagated by scrub division during all vegetation period. 1500-2000 seeds per 1 gram.