{"id":1057,"date":"2022-03-30T22:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2022-03-30T22:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:11:20","slug":"culture-sheet-miscanthus-giganteus-a-giant-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/grasses-and-ferns\/culture-sheet-miscanthus-giganteus-a-giant-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture sheet: miscanthus giganteus, a giant grass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As imposing as bamboo, but without the inconvenience of sucking,\u00a0<em>Miscanthus giganteus<\/em>\u00a0is a giant grass, ideal for hiding an unsightly place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I knew the existence of this plant, I had never looked into its qualities, before having a wall to hide.\u00a0A neighboring wall is in the process of being mounted on the edge of the garden.\u00a0A wall that I was not allowed to invest with a climber, since it did not belong to me.\u00a0During a stroll in the garden of Lepage Bord de mer (22), in the middle of winter, I took a secret path, a corridor rustling with a thousand thin and gigantic leaves.\u00a0I took myself to Alice in Wonderland, in the middle of these golden rods reaching up to the sky, almost four meters from the ground.<br>When the wall in my garden was finished, I remembered this plant which, after three years, takes its place, without exceeding one square meter on the ground.<br>\u00a0I planted a few shrubs, persistent and deciduous, to brighten up this partition with the seasons, even in winter, and, between each, I installed a base of miscanthus giganteus.\u00a0Its ears and dry leaves persist throughout the winter.\u00a0In March or April, I cut back the old stems when the new ones arrive.\u00a0This tuft is very moving, flexible, and I forget the party wall.\u00a0The dark green leaves, 25 mm wide, curl, giving the impression of a waterfall when it is windy.\u00a0In May, I sow volubilis at their feet which cling to them, climb and flower them.\u00a0I even installed a passion flower which clings to it, flowers and fruits in the middle of these canes.\u00a0And, in the fall, when the flower spikes form, silvery and pinkish, dancing in the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple to grow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very hardy, miscanthus giganteus grows everywhere, in all good soil, where there is sun.&nbsp;Make a 40cm hole in all directions, bring compost to the original soil and plant it after soaking the root ball for a few minutes in a bucket of water.&nbsp;If it can compose a compact hedge to structure the garden &#8211; to be spaced every meter in this case -, it nicely dresses a background of massive.&nbsp;I also like it installed in a large pot, on the terrace, where it plays with the wind all the time.&nbsp;We gladly forgive him the two months when the tuft is bare, in March and April, between the time when we cut the old canes and the arrival of new ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salvage: stakes and mulch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you cut the stems in early spring, use them as stakes to hold tall perennials.&nbsp;As for the leaves, they make an excellent mulch in the beds, preventing unwanted grasses from settling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farmers and industry are interested &#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The composition of the fiber makes it possible to manufacture biofuels and biofuels, paper, cardboard, animal litter, composite panels, insulation panels, among others &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As imposing as bamboo, but without the inconvenience of sucking,\u00a0Miscanthus giganteus\u00a0is a giant grass, ideal for hiding an unsightly place. 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