WE love a bargain here at AG, especially and I also love tall ornamental grasses that add height and contrast to a garden border.
So you can imagine my delight when I popped into a garden centre and found two large Miscanthus reduced from £20 apiece to a more reasonable £7.
One was a Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten', which grows to 5ft (1.5m) and turns dull orange in autumn, with feathery flowers. The other is a Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus', which has striped leaves and feathery plumes.
This story is from the March 04, 2023 edition of Amateur Gardening.
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