Miscanthus, a relative of sugar cane that looks like bamboo, could be the Midwest’s next energy crop. But in a region dominated by corn and soybeans, it has yet to fully catch on. The tall, stalky ...

ORNAMENTAL grasses come into their own at this time of year and miscanthus is among the best, forming a large clump of arching mid green leaves – and in autumn upright stems appear bearing silvery ...

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, ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This show-stopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades.

An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome ...

My neighbor lives next to an unused farm field where clumps of this grass have been spreading for years. This year it showed up in her yard. It’s between 6-8 feet tall. Is this invasive phragmites?

Right about now you may be thinking that some of your ornamental grasses have gotten too big for their own good. For instance, some miscanthus that you thought might be 5 feet at maturity may have ...

Hello from Maine. We'd like to plant eulalia (zebra) grass, as we see along the roadsides. We do not have full sun, and it is very wet, often times flooded. Would this grass be sold at a local farm or ...

Ornamental grasses and their grasslike cousins have firmly established themselves as key elements in the modern garden, and their ranks keep swelling. That may be because ornamental grasses offer many ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This showstopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades. Often ...