Miscanthus × longiberbis
Miscanthus × longiberbis
Safety & Hazards
The leaves have saw-toothed edges that can cut the unwary gardener, it is best to wear gloves when working with the plant[1].
Cultivation Details
A very easy to grow and tolerant plant, succeeding in most soils inclusing saline, alkaline, . It also does well in nutritionally poor soils and will grow on land polluted by industrial waste. Yields of 30 tonnes per hectare of dried stems can be achieved within 3 years from planting the rhizomes. This species is a natural, sterile hybrid between Miscanthus sacchariflorus and Miscanthus sinensis. This species photosynthesizes by a more efficient method than most plants. Called the 'C4 carbon-fixation pathway', this process is particularly efficient at high temperatures, in bright sunlight and under dry conditions. The leaves have saw-toothed edges that can cut the unwary gardener, it is best to wear gloves when working with the plant[1].
Propagation
Seed - this hybrid does not produce fertile seed. Division of the rhizomes in winter and early spring. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Miscanthus+%C3%97+longiberbis>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [2]Industrial Crops - Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts — Von Mark V. Cruz &.David A. Dierig (Editors) · Springer; New York · 2015 · http://10.1007/978-1-4939-1447-0 · ISBN 978-1-4939-1447-0 ↩︎
- [3]Miscanthus: A fast-growing crop for environmental remediation and biofuel production — Wang C. et al · 2021 · http://10.1111/gcbb.12761 ↩︎