When you look across a field of miscanthus, it’s “hypnotically beautiful,” says Emily Heaton, whose family farm has for two decades grown the first commercial field of this grass in Illinois. Dense, ...

When Gardenista first wrote about Miscanthus sinensis (maiden grass or Chinese silvergrass) back in 2017, we called it ...

THE CROP A “demanding crop,” miscanthus grass is harvested in the winter and grows from spring to the fall before it frosts over. It is known as a perennial grass since it doesn’t require replanting ...

Scientists hope it also will develop new markets, such as renewable natural gas, building materials, and chemicals for household and industrial products. Read more → ...

Researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production. Biologists edited the genomes of three miscanthus ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Yaku Jima” is noted for being a smaller form of the much larger wild species. “Yaku Jima” is very similar to “Adagio,” the difference being that “Yaku Jima” is slightly ...