Chinese silver grass

The moon of tonight is called 'Kuri-Meigetsu' in Japan. 'Kuri' means chestnuts and 'Meigetsu' means a good moon. Tonight chestnuts should be put in front of the moon(?), though I did not know about it (^_^;;;

Anyway moon and this plant is a famous pair in Japan. This is 'Susuki' or Chinese silver grass. The other Japanese names are 'Obana', 'Kaya', 'Tsuyumigusa', and so on. The other English name is silver grass. The botanical name is Miscanthus sinensis.





I gave up to approach the 'Susuki' of the last picture (^_^;;;

Also there is some kinds of 'Susuki's. This is 'Takanoha-Susuki' or zebra grass. The other Japanese names are 'Yahazu-Susuki', 'Torafu-Susuki', and so on. The botanical name is Miscanthus sinensis cv. Zebrinus.





I found it but cannot decide the name in June, but I can call it 'Takanoha-Susuki' now (^_^)


The Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Susuki : 薄 or 芒
* Obana : 尾花
* Kaya : 茅
* Tsuyumigusa : 露見草
* Takanoha-Susuki : 鷹の羽薄
* Yahazu-Susuki : 矢筈薄
* Torafu-Susuki : 虎斑薄