{"product_id":"miscanthus-giganteus","title":"Miscanthus x giganteus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiscanthus x giganteus\u003c\/strong\u003e, the giant elephant grass, is one of the fastest and most dramatic hardy grasses you can plant. This giant clump-forming deciduous grass powers up from a young plant to well over head height in a single season, throwing up arching, bamboo-like green foliage for instant structure and screening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is a sterile hybrid, giant miscanthus does not set seed and is not invasive, so it stays as a tidy, well-behaved clump rather than running. It rarely flowers in the UK, but it earns its place on foliage alone. Fully hardy, it dies back over winter and reshoots strongly each spring, making it a reliable long-term performer among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the tallest, strongest growth, with light partial shade tolerated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Most reasonable soils, ideally moist but well-drained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m tall in a single season, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2.5 to 3.5m in 2-3 years so give it room to reach full size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully hardy across the UK (RHS H5). See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eguide to what to expect\u003c\/a\u003e from deciduous exotics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater well through the first season to fuel that rapid growth, then it is largely self-reliant. Cut all the old canes to the ground in early spring before new shoots appear. Long-lived and reliable, a single plant will crop and grow well for 15 to 20 years or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElephant grass makes a quick, cheap and hardy screening grass, a genuine alternative to bamboo for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening and privacy\u003c\/a\u003e, and its bold vertical habit brings real presence to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e planting and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e. Tough and wind-firm, it also stands up well in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal and exposed gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a young plant that grows away rapidly, grown to the nursery quality you expect from Grow Tropicals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":57952972865919,"sku":"MISCGIG17","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/iStock-2250532865.jpg?v=1784331014","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/miscanthus-giganteus","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}