This is a common perennial grass in Taiwan, Miscanthus floridulus 五節芒, commonly known as silvergrass. http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/PlantInfo/species-photo.php?code=628%20083%2002%200

They grow all over. Depending on the soil condition, some may be red but they are usually beige/yellow. This is how they look in the wild.

The unfurling of the inflorescence.

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Inflorescences turn silvery as the seed sets, with the continuing flower effect of the plumes lasting well into if not through the winter.

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