Miscanthus sinensis ('Yakushima Dwarf') 'YAKU JIMA'

Miscanthus sinensis ('Yakushima Dwarf') 'YAKU JIMA'
dwarf maiden grass, eulalia

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.8-1.2m
USUAL WIDTH	1-1.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
BLOOMING TIME	August - September
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Bamboos and grasses

Yaku Jima, alternatively Yakushima Dwarf, is a dwarf version of a very popular eulalia variety Gracillimus. It also has elegantly narrow, deep green leaves that reach 80-100 cm tall. In midsummer appears a profusion of flowers composed in plume-like inflorescence which is narrower than on most eulalias but its quantity will make up for it. They are beige to pale brown as they emerge and mature to silvery white late in the season.

Eulalia is best grown in sunny and warm areas, in almost any well-drained soil with only occasional watering in summer. It hates boggy soil quite surprisingly copes well with heavy clay unless its roots stand in water before they establish. It is recommended to tie up the leaves before winter and cut the clump back in early spring, about 10-20 cm above ground level. Adagio maiden grass is very hardy and withstands -34 °C (USDA zone 4).

Last update: 13-04-2022

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