Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Russia/Siberia
Africa, Southern Asia
Types
Shrub
-
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-74-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Amur Silvergrass
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
Amur Silvergrass
In German
Mikrobiota
Amur Schilf
In French
microbiote
Amur silvergrass
In Spanish
microbiota
Amur silvergrass
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
Amur Silvergrass
In Portuguese
microbiota
Amur Silvergrass
In Polish
mikroflory
Amur Silvergrass
In Latin
Microbiota
Amur Silvergrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Cupressaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Miscanthus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
135
1
27800
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