{"product_id":"miscanthus-sinensis-beth-chatto-copy","title":"Miscanthus sinensis ‘Beth Chatto’","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChinese Silver Grass \u003cem\u003ePoaceae\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Miscanthus with a little more pedigree than most. This elegant, relatively narrow-leaved selection was the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elast Miscanthus named by the legendary German breeder Ernst Pagels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who named it for his friend, the celebrated English plantswoman Beth Chatto. A fitting tribute — and one that avoids the usual botanical equivalent of naming a plant after someone and then giving them something rather disappointing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt forms an upright, graceful clump of fine green foliage, arching gently towards the tips, with warm autumn colour and delicate, light-brown flower plumes carried on conspicuously dark stems. Unlike the notoriously reluctant flowering of its presumed parentage around ‘Gracillimus’, ‘Beth Chatto’ flowers reliably and generously. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest in full sun and a reasonably fertile, well-drained soil. Give it room to breathe but don’t spoil it rotten — excessive fertility and moisture can encourage floppy growth. The dried foliage and seedheads remain handsome through winter, providing both structure and useful overwintering habitat for insects. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH6 –20 to –15°C \/ height 1.5 m \/ spread 50 cm \/ flowers September–November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edulis","offers":[{"title":"2 litre","offer_id":58178345828734,"sku":null,"price":9.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Litre pot","offer_id":58178357625214,"sku":null,"price":9.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6067\/files\/207E14DB-CD9D-4069-B264-45189EBDD8A6.jpg?v=1791486775","url":"https:\/\/www.edulis.co.uk\/products\/miscanthus-sinensis-beth-chatto-copy","provider":"Edulis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}