Grow in full sun or light shade with regular water. Hardy to USDA Zone 6 (-10 degrees F).

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' was reportedly and introduction from Steve Schmidt of American Ornamental Perennials. The name Miscanthus was given to this genus of perennial grasses native to Japan and the Philippines by the 19th century Swedish botanist Nils Johan Andersson. It comes from the Greek words 'miskos' which means "stem" or "stalk" and 'anthos', meaning "flowers" in reference to the seed heads having stalked spikelets. We first received this grass in 1992 from John Greenlee and offered it in our catalogs from 1993 until 2008. We had a large speciemn of Miscanthus 'Cosmopolitan' in our nursery garden but its tendency to sport non-variegated shoots helped with our decision not to continue growing this grass, but we do currently grow the entirely green Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus reversion that we selected from this variety and list just as Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus. We also previously grew the smaller and more heavily variegated Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'. 

The information displayed on this page about Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.