About
A dwarf, compact, mat-forming, evergreen shrub from high-altitude habitats in India and China, with small, leathery, dark green leaves and small, urn-shaped, pink-tinged flowers in short racemes, followed by small, dark berries. A rare Himalayan alpine Vaccinium for cool, moist, very acidic conditions in a peat or rock garden.
About the genus
Miscanthus can be deciduous or evergreen grasses with tufted or spreading habit, erect stems bearing arching, linear leaves and terminal panicles of silky spikelets in late summer or autumn
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Cut back late winter.
PruningCut old growth to base in late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.