Monty Don's Plant Of The Week

This is Monty's plant of the week this week. I know a lot of you don't like grasses but this is a really good one and is good in the back of a border or as a feature.

We grow it behind some late spring/early summer plants. By late June it ias grown quite tall and is then visible when we cut the others back. When the weather starts to get warm it begins to show its zebra stripes and at the end of September it starts to flower.

We leave it through to the end of the winter and cut it back when the new shoots are starting to come.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' (Zebra Grass)

 

I'm not a great grass lover, Shiney, but there are one or two that I would consider planting as features. I do have a Pampas Sunningdale Silver and the striped Gardeners Garters grass which I like, but the lattter can be a bit invasive.

 

It's not difficult to spread but easy to keep under control.