Not only is their coloring valuable at this late season, but the slender foliage and flowery plumes of ornamental grasses adds distinctive form to the garden’s autumn palette. They may begin the season in shades of green, but each of these turn a warm, golden hue in fall. Tough, unfussy, waterwise once established, they’re picture perfect in beds, borders, on slopes, and, with the taller varieties, as soft hedges.
Adagio Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’
Why: Dwarf plant with graceful, silvery-green arching foliage becoming a whirl of orange, gold and burgundy in fall and hundreds of plumes that emerge bronzy-pink, fading to white.
What: Partial to full sun. Fast up to 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide. Zone: 6 – 9
How: Spectacular in mass or mixed into perennial borders.
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