Miscanthus sinensis Little Zebra PP 13008 Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions very spectacular

very spectacular

reportedly taste like sweet potatoes when roasted

often with a blue-green cast

the clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers

it doesn't get much better than syneilesis

Miscanthus sinensis Little Zebra PP 13008 Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions very spectacularDiscovered by Michigan's Thomas Walsh, this dwarf mutation was found on a clump of Miscanthus sinensis. M. 'Little Zebra' makes a tidy, compact mound of green foliage with prominent, yellow horizontal banding that holds well through the summer. In late summer, the attractive plumes emerge wine purple a very good addition to smaller gardens.