The ‘Purpurascens’ variety is a color shifter – it changes colors throughout the year, bringing something new to your garden with each season.

Early to midseason – the leaves are a lovely grey-green

Late summer and fall – they leaves becomes a brilliant orange. Slowly, the seed heads begin to appear in late summer, bringing with it the magenta hues.

Winter – the seed heads transform into silky white panicles which catch the light of the rising or the setting sun.

The Tales: Miscanthus sinensis Purpurascens

Miscanthus gets it name from the Greek for stem, miskos, and flower, anthos – making a stemFlower or a flowerStem

Miscanthus sinensis Purpurascens is a candidate for bioenergy production due to its high yield even in high-voltage environments, easy propagation, efficient nutrient cycling, and high genetic variation