For the last few days I have been envisagingthe creation of a vase of red blooms for today, which we duly have, although I am far from satisfied with the end result. Sadly, there weren’t as many of the small decorative Dahlia ‘William Kent’ fully open as I would have liked, and seeing the photographs I regret not cutting the stems shorter, to allow the blooms to hug the rim of the vase more. But at least it is a bountiful vase of red blooms, which was my overall aim, so that’s a positive!
Miscanthus Sinensis Red Chief
27.06.2023 - 08:39 / aberdeengardening.co.uk
Miscanthus sinensis red chief, relatively new introduction of an ornamental grass which I think will soon become very popular
in our garden
Most of us, when we first get into gardening, usually find its all about eye catching blooms.
Well, ornamental grasses can also be very eye catching, in – perhaps a more subtle manner.
Take Miscanthus sinensis red chief, well I think it is looking just great in our back garden planted just in front of an apple tree.
This position was suggested by Myra,so that’s where I planted it in mid Summer. Now at the end of October I have no hesitation in repeating myself in saying it really is looking terrific.
Being placed in such a position, extra care had to be taken in making sure the new plant did not dry out.
plant description
Miscanthus Sinensis Red Chief is a perennial grass, and in its first year in our garden it has grown to a height of a little more than 1mtr tall, the label suggests it can grow a bit taller reaching 1.5 mtrs about 5ft.
The flowering plumes/seed-heads start to show off in August with an eye catching shade of, well – not exactly red, maybe, claret, burgundy, rust, I don’t know, more or less the colour which the picture shows above.
As you can see, the red seed heads mature to feathery plumes which are a shade of cream. It looks very interesting, as the red flowers develop into the cream shade, new ones continue to be produced giving a mix of both red and cream.
This plant is fully hardy in the UK.
Pruning — Hanging on to its plumes, Red Chief gives a good show in Winter, in early Spring. cut back the old stems individually so as not to damage the new shoots which are being produced.
position — best results achieved when planted in full
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