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Yaku Jima and Gracillimus

I bought what I thought was Yaku Jima several years ago and now have huge
plants (like Katherine's). I manage them by trimming the outside three
inches around the edge each spring.

Last summer I was taking a class with Bob Hornback (local grass expert) and
we came across a Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' in full bloom and that
was what I had been calling a Yaku Jima!

Went back to my receipt/label and found that the nursery I bought it from
had called it Yaku Jima so maybe some wholelsales made a very big mistake
and this is what happened to Katherine, too.  I subsequently have seen Yaku
Jima growing and it indeed is much smaller and compact.

In the meantime, I've learned to love my Gracillimus -- the flower stalks
are so tall and lovely each fall and my outside pruning in the spring keeps
in under control.  It does seed itself  quite easily within the cultivated
bed it grows in -- I've given a lot away.

It seems to be pretty indestructable. I whack mine back to ground in
mid-January.  I think the hardest part about dividing it would be getting
the clump out of the ground.

Carol


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