Growing Miscanthus in Your Houston, Texas Garden

Breathtaking Miscanthus is the perfect plant for any spots in your Houston, Texas garden that need a striking touch of color. The long, feathery plumes of this perennial will bloom during summer and fall, and they make a great accent plant for any garden. Most varieties of Miscanthus are EarthKind, meaning that in addition to being beautiful, they are also a great choice to help protect and preserve the environment. (Plants given this designation by Texas A&M need minimal water, fertilizer, pesticides, and other care.) Miscanthus do best when planted in the full sun of your Houston, Texas garden, and most prefer well drained soil. If you would like to grow Miscanthus in your own Houston, Texas garden, try planting some of the varieties below.

Adagio. The silvery green clumps of leaves of this Miscanthus are the perfect choice for your Houston, Texas mixed borders. Its plumes are a beautiful pink in color, and are usually one to two feet tall (making the overall plant about three feet tall.) Adagio Miscanthus does best when planted in full sun, and it will bloom all summer in your Houston, Texas garden. It is disease resistant, drought tolerant, and will survive the winter easily to rebloom in the spring. It does best when planted in soil with good drainage. This perennial is also EarthKind.

Maiden Grass. Plant this fast-growing Miscanthus in full sun in your Houston, Texas garden and enjoy its coppery plumes in the summer and fall. The plumes will be between one and two feet in length, and they will turn to cream as the fall progresses. These hard to kill perennials are disease resistant, drought tolerant, and survive the Houston, Texas winter without issues. Its leaves are dark green, with a silver midrib. This is another EarthKind Miscanthus.

Morning Light. This Miscanthus has beautiful narrow leaves that are edged in silvery white. The plumes are a gorgeous bronze that will become cream toward the end of fall. Plant this moderate growing Miscanthus in full sun in your Houston, Texas garden, where it will flower during the summer. Morning Light Miscanthus are disease resistant and drought tolerant. They survive the Houston. Texas winters without any problems and regrow in the spring. They will grow to be about three feet tall.

Japanese Variegated Grass. The green leaves of this Miscanthus have beautiful white stripes that will look terrific in your Houston, Texas garden. Plant this fast growing variety in full sun in your Houston, Texas garden, and enjoy their coppery flowers all summer. This Miscanthus is a bit taller than most, reaching heights of up to four feet, and it is also disease resistant, drought tolerant, and root hardy. It does best in soil with good drainage.

Yaku Jima. If you are looking for bronze, copper and cream flowers for your Houston, Texas garden, try planting this gorgeous Miscanthus. It does best when planted in full sun, and will bloom all summer and fall. These perennials are beautiful in a mixed border, and can also stand on their own. Another EarthKind variety, they are disease resistant, drought tolerant, and overall very hard to kill. This Miscanthus survives the Houston, Texas winter without any issues and regrows come spring. It will grow to be between three and four feet tall in your garden.

Porcupine Grass. This is one of the tallest Miscanthus you can grow in your Houston, Texas garden, the stems alone reaching heights of up to six feet or more. Plant this fast growing perennial in full sun, and it will bloom with lovely long copper plumes. This Miscanthus is the perfect choice for an accent plant in your Houston, Texas garden. Disease resistant and drought tolerant, this EarthKind Miscanthus is a good choice if you can sometimes be a neglectful gardener.

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