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Purple Flame Japanese Silver Grass (Maiden Grass-Miscanthus)

Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurescens

MIS-PUR

This grass has a columnar habit with bright, green leaves with a red purple hue intensifying in late summer. Bronze flower plumes become silver-white as they age.

Max Elevation: 7000

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