“Miscanthus sinensis”

I didn’t have many shots today, so I decided to try-try-try again to photograph this plant. When the sun hits these seed heads from the proper angle, they look somewhat like “sparklers” to me. This shot wasn’t quite what I hoped to capture, but perhaps I’m on the right track? Suggestions anyone?

This particular ornamental “grass” is Miscanthus sinensis. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, the common name is “eulalia”; it belongs to the family Poaceae.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Miscanthus_sinensis&rank=binomial

One year ago (“Lady-in-Waiting”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-10-20
Two years ago (“Getting estimates…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-10-20

[Rick Schies]

A fine shot and they have such cool detail

[Michelle]

I think the sun on this is lovely