Muhlenbergia capillaris
Common: hair-awn muhlyMuhlenbergia capillaris - 50 per flat
- Height: 2'-3'
- Spread: 2'-3'
- Spacing: 18"-24"
- Hardiness Zone(s): 6-11
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Plant Details
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!
Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Part Sun
Soil Moisture Needs
- Average
- Dry
Green Infrastructure
- Lawn Alternative
- Meadow/Prairie
- Erosion Control
Wetland Indicator Status
- Falcutative Upland (FACU)
Plug Type
- Horticultural Plug
For Animals
- Songbird-friendly
- Deer Resistant
Attributes
- Salt Tolerance
- Drought Tolerant
- Native to North America
- Ornamental Foliage
- Cut Flower
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Fall
Propagation Type
- Open pollinated
Grass Type
- Warm Season
Care & Maintenance
Grow in full sun average to dry soil with very good drainage. Drought tolerant. Does not tolerate winter wetness.
Interesting Notes
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