FIVE MARVELLOUS MISCANTHUS
1 SINENSIS ‘FERNER OSTEN’
Dark red flowers, above, soar over 1m tall, narrow clumps of wide leaves that turn shades of copper, orange and red.
2 SINENSIS ‘FLAMINGO’
Developed by the legendary breeder Ernst Pagels, this lovely plant has drooping, rosecoloured flowerheads held on 1.5m stems.
3 SINENSIS ‘GRACILLIMUS’
One of the finest for autumn colour with red-tinged flowers and foliage that turns golden yellow when temperatures fall.
4 SINENSIS ‘KLEINE FONTAINE’
Making a sizeable clump of narrow silver leaves, it has reddish brown, tassel-like flowers on 1.5m stems that fade to white.
5 SINENSIS ‘MORNING LIGHT’
Bred in Japan in the 19th Century, it makes a 1.5m-tall clump of narrow green and cream striped leaves topped with red flowers.