noun
Japanese pampas grass in ear; plumed miscanthus
Refers specifically to the state when the grass has produced its feathery plumes, often associated with autumn in Japanese poetry and seasonal imagery.
See also: 薄 (すすき)
秋の野に花薄が風に揺れている。
In the autumn field, the plumed pampas grass sways in the wind.
花薄は秋の七草の一つです。
Plumed pampas grass is one of the seven autumn flowers.
薄 is the general term for Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), while 花薄 specifically refers to the plant when it is in ear (with plumes).
Compound of 花 (flower) and 薄 (pampas grass). The reading すすき is the native Japanese word for the plant.