Miscanthus 'Pink Cloud'

With its stately dusky pink plumes, Miscanthus 'Pink Cloud' is the perfect choice for timelessly elegant Piet Oudolf-style planting schemes. Arching, linear green leaves give way to silky panicles of tiny pink flowers towards the end of summer, for a soft and airy effect. Why not try weaving this statuesque Miscanthus through drifts of Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' and Sedum 'Orange Xenox'? It creates a naturalistic, warm-hued late season display of varying heights which is gorgeously hazy. Miscanthus sinensis 'Pink Cloud' thrives best in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil. A position in full sun is preferred, for a broad clump of straight, upright stems that won’t flop over. The slim foliage and seedheads can be left on the plant through the autumn, giving structural interest and providing a home for wildlife—to be cut back to ground level as late winter turns to spring, and new growth begins to appear.