• 'Adagio' - Silver gray foliage and pink to white blooms. 4 feet tall with a 2 feet spread. Zones 7-9.

• 'Arabesque' - 4-5 feet compact cultivar blooms in August. Zones 5-9.

• 'Autumn Light' - Yellow fall color, 6-7 feet tall. Zones 4-9.

• 'Cabaret' - Leaves have milky white, linear-striped centers. Flowers are white with a pink tint. Yellow faIl color.

• 'Condensatus' - Early bloom, coarse texture and vigorous, 7- 8 feet tall.

• 'Cosmopolitan' - Broad green leaves with white margins, reverse form of 'Cabaret', 6-8' tall. Zones 7-10.

• 'Goliath' - 7 feet tall foliage and flowers another 2-3 feet above the foliage. Suitable for screening purposes.

• 'Gracillimus' - Maiden Grass - Upright habit, 5-7 feet tall with narrower leaves than the species. Coppery-colored flowers appear in late fall. Very fine texture.

• 'Graziella' - Showy silvery-white flowers on slender foliage, 5-6 feet tall. Flowers set high above the foliage.

• 'Grosse Fontaine' - Large cultivar with a fountain-like growth habit, early silver plumes, 6-7 feet tall.

• 'Kaskade' - Cascade of silver and pinkish plumes above the foliage. It is one of the best summer-flowering Miscanthus, 5-7 feet tall.

• 'Kleine Fontaine' - Noted for its large plumes, early flowering and compact growth, 3-4 feet tall.

• 'Malepartus' - Pinkish plumes turn silver in early summer. Blooms high over the foliage which turns bronze in the fall.

• 'Morning Light' - Narrow strip of white on the leaf margin. Thin, fine-textured leaves appear silver at a distance. The arching foliage grows 4-5 feet tall with flower stems to 6 feet. Reddish-bronze flowers appear in late fall.

• 'Nippon' - Reddish bronze fall color, 4 feet.

• 'Puenktchen' - Foliage is marked with gold bands similar to 'Zebrinus' but the overall plant texture is finer, 5-7 feet tall.

• 'Purpurascens' - Compact cultivar with orange-red fall color. Foliage turns to a reddish brown that remains well into the winter. 3-4 feet tall.

• 'Sarabande' - Fine silvery foliage with silver flowers. A replacement for 'Graciillmus'.

• 'Silberfeder' ('Silver Feather') - Silvery white flowers develop in August and are carried high above the foliage. Plant height is 6-8 feet.

• 'Silberspinne' - Graceful plant with narrow leaves and silvery flowers, 4-5 feet. Similar to 'Graciillmus'.

• 'Strictus' - Porcupine Grass - Bright yellow horizontal variegation. Narrow, upright form accented by stiff, vertical leaves. Zebra grass has a floppy growth, whereas porcupine grass is tight and upright. Zone 4.

• 'Variegatus' - Striped Eulalia - Leaves are ½-¾ inches wide with white stripes. Form is loose and mounded. Tolerant to shade but will flop in too much shade.

• 'Yaku Jima' - Dwarf cultivar from the Yaku Jima Island in Japan. Plant height is 3-4 feet with the foliage a compact 18 inches. Good for the small garden. 'Nippon' has a better separation of foliage and flowers.

• 'Zebrinus' - Zebra Grass - 6-7 feet, loose growing, horizontal yellow bands on the leaves. Plants will flop with age and may require staking.

Other Miscanthus species:

• M. floridulis - Giant Chinese Silver Grass. This species is certainly the giant of the Miscanthus. It grows 12-15 feet tall. Excellent as a screen or background plant for smaller grasses. The flower plume develops in mid- September and provides a super winter effect. The stems are very strong and are resistant to the winter ravages of ice, wet snow and wind. Stems will persist until spring or later unless cut down.
   

• M. sacchariflorus var. robustus - Giant Silver Banner Grass. 5-8' tall, useful for edges of ponds and streams. It is slightly invasive but grows well in normal soil conditions or those with temporary flooding.
   

• M. transmorrisonensis - Evergreen Miscanthus, Formosa Maiden Grass. This evergreen species is Hardy to zone 7. Narrow green leaves form dense clumps 2-3 feet tall and wide. Silky, reddish brown flower plumes arch out from the plant giving the clump a feathery, airy texture.Fine-textured flowers catch the breeze and add movement to the garden.