To avoid stressing the plant, do this at the end of the dormant season before new growth begins. Many of the cultivars are large with massive root clumps and it may be necessary to use an axe to chop out a section for transplanting. There's a miscanthus variety for almost every garden use. Larger forms are used as focal point specimens or as backdrops for perennials and shrubs. A row makes a dense but non-threatening hedge.
Smaller cultivars shine in mixed grass groupings.
Use miscanthus to anchor hedges and borders, but don't crowd them. The silvery and white forms are great foils for more colorful plants. The dried flower spikes last indefinitely in arrangements. Features During the gray season, clumps of golden miscanthus with silvery tassels aloft defy Old Man Winter and promise a spring to come. These are among the showiest and least invasive of ornamental grasses.