Catalog Description
Very exciting foliage on this clump-forming perennial grass. The rich green broad blades have conspicuous milky-white stripes, quite showy! Copper-colored plumes appear above the foliage in early fall, age to a cream color on stems that turn blush pink as they mature. A bold accent or focal point for the garden. Full to partial sun. Robust grower to 6 to 7 feet tall, 3 to 4 feet wide. Herbaceous. Division. |
Design Ideas
This large ornamental grass is colorful and ever changing. An exceptional variegated leaf topped by vivid flower heads that are rich with orange-pink highlights. Great big accent for beds and borders and large rock gardens. Use as a vertical among low-growing plants or have a pair flank a favorite sculpture or classical stone column. Perfect near water gardens as wildlife cover and in conjunction with tiered or wall fountains to disguise mechanical pumps, filters, pipes and wires. A real stunner singly or in pairs planted in distressed metal pots or antique urns on pedestals.
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Companion Plants
In wild gardens, combine Cabaret with rangy perennials such as Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), Winifred Gillman Sage (Salvia clevelandii `Winifred Gillman`) and Rose Glow Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii `Rose Glow`).
Also blends well with upright flowering shrubs like Royal Red Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii `Royal Red`) and Red Heart Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus `Red Heart`).
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Average Landscape Size
Robust grower to 6 to 7 feet tall, 3 to 4 feet wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Rich green broad blades have conspicuous milky-white stripes, quite showy! Copper-colored plumes appear above the foliage in early fall, age to a cream color on stems that blush pink as they mature. A bold accent or focal point for the garden. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Fast Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Clumping |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Low: | 1 (< 1 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 9 (20 to 30 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 6 (-10 to 0 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full to partial sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
Plumes, silky, hairy
| Flower Color |
| White |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Flower spikes appear in fall. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Division |
| Best time to Prune |
| Early spring |
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Attributes
Border Plant
Flowers for Cutting
Clump Forming
Dramatic Foliage Color
Fall Flowering
Showy Flowers
Tolerates Poor Soils
Deer Resistant |
Foliage
Variegated white
| Foliage Shape | Linear |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | Green |
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