Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen'
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Common Name: Little Dot Maidengrass  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

'Punktchen' is a maidengrass noted for its erect, spiky, compact form, its tall flower plumes and its yellow, horizontally banded foliage. It is one of the shorter Miscanthus cultivars, growing 3 to 4 feet tall; however it sends up unusually long flower stalks (to 3 feet above the foliage), bringing the total height to 5 to 7 feet tall. Tiny reddish-brown flowers appear in tassel-like plume well above the foliage in late summer, gradually turning into silvery white in fall. Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest.