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Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

grass☀️ full sun💧 low water Hardy: Zone 7bZone 9b

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A drought-tolerant ornamental grass prized for its showy pink to rose-colored flower plumes that appear in fall and persist through winter. It forms an attractive clumping mound of fine-textured foliage that turns copper-bronze in cold weather.

Overview

Form
upright, clumping
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
2–3′ tall × 2–3′ wide
Dormancy
deciduous
Family
Poaceae

Native to the United States

Native Range

south-central and southeastern United States

Native to: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Seasonality

Bloom Season

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F
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M
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D

Season of Interest

FallWinter

Companion Planting

Plants well with