{"product_id":"miscanthus-sinensis-strictus","title":"Miscanthus sinensis Strictus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiscanthus sinensis Strictus\u003c\/strong\u003e, known as porcupine grass, is a striking clump-forming deciduous grass whose stiff, erect green blades are banded horizontally with yellow and gold, like a row of porcupine quills. It is narrower and more upright than the better known zebra grass, Miscanthus 'Zebrinus', which makes it one of the most architectural ornamental grasses you can grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom late summer into autumn it throws up silvery-pink plumes that age gracefully to straw and stand right through winter, while the foliage turns gold then straw before dying back. Fully hardy and drought-tolerant once established, it holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit and asks for very little in return. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e to build a planting that keeps its structure across the seasons.\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 strongest banding and plumes; it will take light partial shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any reasonable soil including chalk and clay, ideally moist but well-drained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reaches around 1.8 to 2.5m tall and about 0.5m wide, forming a tidy upright clump.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully hardy in the UK (RHS H6); see our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide for how it behaves through the year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater through the first summer to help it establish, then cut all the old growth to the ground in late winter or early spring before the new shoots appear. Its stiff, columnar habit makes this architectural ornamental grass a natural specimen plant, a living screen, or a backbone for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e schemes. It is equally happy in gravel gardens and, being tough and wind-firm, in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal plantings\u003c\/a\u003e, where a run of it also earns its place among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery plant is nursery grown and hand selected here at Grow Tropicals, so your porcupine grass arrives strong, healthy and ready to make an impact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":57952972243327,"sku":"MISCSTRI17","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/strictus.jpg?v=1784329940","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/miscanthus-sinensis-strictus","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}