Miscanthus transmorrisonensis

Common Name:
Evergreen Chinese Silver Grass

Description:
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis is an elegant, fountain-forming ornamental grass known for its fine texture, graceful arching leaves, and long-lasting flower plumes. Native to Taiwan’s mountainous regions, this variety is distinctive for being evergreen or semi-evergreen in milder climates like Melbourne, making it an excellent structural element in year-round planting schemes. In late summer through autumn, soft silvery-pink to creamy white flower heads emerge above the foliage, eventually maturing to a golden hue as they age, adding movement and lightness to garden beds. This grass thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soil, tolerating both clay and sandy loam once established. It is drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and wind-resistant, making it ideal for borders, mass planting, or as a feature in gravel or modern-style gardens. It does not self-seed aggressively and generally holds its form without becoming invasive in Melbourne conditions.

Form:
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 1.2 – 1.5 m
*Width: 1 – 1.2 m

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Late Summer
*Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
*Silvery White
*Soft Pink (when fresh)
*Golden Buff (when dried)

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Drought Tolerant
*Low Maintenance
*Perennial
*Architectural Form
*Wind Tolerant
*Suitable for Mass Planting
*Non-Invasive in Melbourne

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
*Pennisetum alopecuroides
*Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
*Salvia nemorosa
*Rudbeckia
*Achillea
*Echinacea

For more information and photos of this species, Warners Nursery has detailed information available to the public here