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Dwarf Maiden Grass, Miscanthus Sinensis ‘Yaku Jima’

Big Bluestem

These plants had a leg up on some of the others in the trial because they arrived in 2 gallon pots with a year of growth already. As a dwarf Miscanthus, this variety should stay fairly compact, but it ended up as one of the taller Miscanthus in this trial after the second year.

In the second season the plants were just covered in blooms in September. Overall great growth from this variety.


Advertised HeightAdvertised Zone

36-48”

5

YearHeight/Width
Year 142”/36”
Year 270”/24”
DatePictures
June 2007Big Bluestem
November 2007Big Bluestem
September 2008Big Bluestem
September 2009Big Bluestem
January 2010Big Bluestem