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Muhlenbergia capillaris
hair-awn muhly (pink hairgrass)
- Category: Grass, Native
- Hardiness Zone: 6-11
- Height: 2-3 Feet
- Spread: 2-3 Feet
- Spacing: 18-24 Inches
- Bloom Color: Pink
The very fine, blue foliage of Muhlenbergia capillaris provides color and texture to the garden, but in late summer or fall this native grass explodes into bloom with clouds of airy pink flowers that last for many weeks. Stunningly beautiful, even in heat, humidity or drought!
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Wetland Indicator Status
| • | Falcutative Upland (FACU) |
Plug Type
| • | Horticultural Plug |
Attributes
| • | Native to North America |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Salt Tolerance |
| • | Cut Flower |
| • | Ornamental Foliage |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Fall |
Propagation Type
| • | Open pollinated |
Grass Type
| • | Warm Season |
Additional Information about Muhlenbergia capillaris
Hair-awn muhly is a beautiful, showy native grass for both perennial border plantings and native meadow gardens. It forms a 30" sphere of wiry textured grass blades. From September to October, it bursts into pink frothy cotton candy-like blooms, making it perhaps the most ornamental native grass. This showy clump-forming grass grows in full sun to filtered shade in a wide range of soils. Hair-awn muhly is an excellent meadow or perennial border plant when grown with Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon virginicus, Symphyotrichum georgianum, Helianthus angustifolius, Chrysopsis mariana, Liatris microcephala, and Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird'. - Mt. Cuba Center
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Muhlenbergia capillaris
Grow in full sun average to dry soil with very good drainage. Drought tolerant. Does not tolerate winter wetness.
