Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' is a well-named grass because its finely textured green leaves, edged in cream-white, create a haze of silvery light when placed in either sun or shade. The foliage ...

Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, ...

In the realm of good-looking grasses, Miscanthus has long held a certain pride of place. In 1893, the cover of Gardening magazine, published in Chicago, featured a border of hardy grasses — variegated ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Biomass yield is an important target trait in Miscanthus breeding for desirable energy crops. Tiller angle is a key trait of plant ...

What: Featuring blue-green foliage with white margins, Miscanthus sinensis “Morning Light,” commonly called morning light variegated maiden grass, is a silvery addition to garden borders. Dense seed ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Yaku Jima” is noted for being a smaller form of the much larger wild species. “Yaku Jima” is very similar to “Adagio,” the difference being that “Yaku Jima” is slightly ...

For everything you ever wanted to know about ornamental grasses, I recommend perusing “Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes” by Neil Lucas (Timber Press). At the outset, Lucas extols the ‘seasonality’ ...

A towering Asian grass is reshaping small British plots into living screens, stirring hope, curiosity and a flicker of doubt. As autumn fades and planting plans take shape, one question keeps cropping ...

New genetic tools have identified links between early establishment traits and biomass yield in Miscanthus. This marker-assisted selection technique could save years of waiting for Miscanthus plants ...

The hybrid origin of Miscanthus purpurascens has previously been proposed, primarily because of its intermediate morphology. In this study, phylogenies based on the DNA sequences from the internal ...