Miscanthus Kleine Fontaine

Common Name:
Miscanthus 'Kleine Fontaine'

Description:
Miscanthus 'Kleine Fontaine', also known as Kleine Fontäne or 'Little Fountain', is a refined ornamental grass celebrated for its fine-textured foliage and delicate, fountain-like plumes that add movement and elegance to garden spaces. Forming a neat, arching clump of narrow green leaves with a soft, flowing habit, this deciduous grass produces airy, silvery-pink flower heads in late summer that gradually mature to a soft, silvery-white. The plumes rise above the foliage and persist into autumn and winter, offering long seasonal interest. In Melbourne gardens, 'Kleine Fontaine' thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and is tolerant of a range of conditions once established, including light frost and short dry periods. It is ideal for modern landscapes, low-maintenance borders, and naturalistic plantings where softness and structure are desired. Easy to grow and low in upkeep, this compact variety is particularly suited to smaller gardens or for mass planting where a graceful, textural effect is required.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 1.2–1.5 m (including flower plumes)
Width: 0.6–1 m

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Late Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Silvery-pink (maturing to silvery-white)

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Perennial
Drought Tolerant (Once Established)
Ornamental Foliage
Architectural Form
Low Maintenance
Winter Interest
Great for Mass Planting or Borders

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain Grass)
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Echinacea purpurea
Rudbeckia hirta
Salvia nemorosa
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Verbena bonariensis