Miscanthus
(from miskos, a stem, and anthos, a flower; alluding to the tall stems). ORD. Gramineae. A genus comprising eight species of tall grasses, of which one is South African, and the rest inhabitants of Eastern Asia, from the Malayan Archipelago to Japan. Panicles terminal, large, with long silky hairs, or rarely almost glabrous; branches spreading, simple or scarcely divided. Leaves narrow, often flat. Probably none of the species have yet been introduced to our gardens.