28 varieties · 2.6k gardener saves
Every Miscanthus variety, A to Z
The complete Miscanthus list, the genus most gardeners know as silver grass — all 28 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Miscanthus hub instead.
B1
- Bandwidth Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Bandwidth'
C3
- Cabaret Miscanthus Cabaret Giant Maiden GrassMiscanthus x giganteus 'Cabaret'
- Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis
- Cosmopolitan Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Cosmopolitan'
D1
- Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Adagio'Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
F1
- Flamingo Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
G4
- Giganteus Giant Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus 'Giganteus'
- Gilded Tower MiscanthusMiscanthus x giganteus 'Gilded Tower'
- Goliath Giant Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'
- Graziella Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
H2
- Hinjo Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Hinjo'
- Huron Sunrise Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sunrise'
J1
- Japanese Silver Grass 'Nippon'Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
K2
- Kirk Alexander Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander'
- Kleine Silberspinne Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
L3
- Little Kitten Chinese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
- Little Miss Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'
- Little Zebra MiscanthusMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
M2
- Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
- Morning Light Miscanthus Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
P1
- Purple MiscanthusMiscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'
S2
- Silver Arrow Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Silver Arrow'
- Silver Feather GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'
V1
- Variegated Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Y1
- Yakushima Dwarf Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'
Z1
- Zebra GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
#2
- 'Kaskade' Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'
- 'Puenktchen' Maiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen'
Miscanthus list questions
How many Miscanthus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 28 distinct Miscanthus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Miscanthus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Miscanthus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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