Ten Pink Muhly Grass MUHLENBURGIA CAPILLARIS Clump forming ornamental grass Low maintenance. Evergreen foliage. hardiness zone:5-10 colors: Pink Mature height: 36" bloom time:Late summer Alternate Names Purple muhly grass. Hair grass, Long-awn hairgrass, Hairy-awn muhly, Pink muhly, Gulf muhly, and Muhly grass Muhly is a hardy and drought- tolerant native ornamental grass that can be used for land reclamation. It is also useful as a fine fuel for understory burn management programs. Muhly produces striking pink and purple blooms in the fall. It requires little maintenance and is excellent for meadow gardens and as a general garden plant. Muhly is known to attract beneficial insects such as ladybug beetles (Coccinella spp.). The clumping habit of hairawn muhly makes it excellent for use as wildlife cover. Muhly is a native, perennial, warm-season grass that grows from 1–3 feet tall with a 2–3 foot spread. The leaves are green throughout the summer and turn copper in the fall. The purplish-red or pink flowers are grouped together in a long, diffuse, airy, grouping of flowers which mature from the bottom up.
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