Muhlenbergia Species, Florida Muhly Grass, Pink Hair Grass, Pink Muhly, Texas Muhly Grass

An extraordinarily beautiful clump-forming grass in all seasons, but especially when its misty pink flowers float over it in early fall. ...Read MoreIt forms neat clumps of fine-textured foliage and does not spread. Here in Boston, MA (Z6a), it made it through its first (mild) winter for me, and died the next.

Though its native range reached Massachusetts, all the plants of this species currently in commerce seem to be a Gulf coast ecotype which is not reliably hardy much north of Z7b/8a. They may be a zone hardier where there's less winter rainfall, like Albuquerque or the southern great plains.

East coast gardeners in Z7a-Z5 should consider growing the hardier M. reverchonii instead.

A rare plant in the wild throughout the northern part of its range, where populations are dwindling. Wild populations depend on fire for their long-term survival. The last wild plant in New England vanished within the last couple of years.

I wish some enterprising plantsperson would collect seed from a hardy northern form and get them into cultivation before they're gone forever.

This little grass does very well in full sun and pretty well in part sun. (It gets bigger and fuller in full sun). It seems pretty hard...Read Morey, as unfortunately we just discovered a deficiency of all necessary nutrients in our soil surrounding the one we have in part sun. Maybe that is why it is not as large as the one in full sun! I have also moved them a couple of times with no problems.

Very colorful, attractive, and robust plant. It looks the best by far when it is backlit by morning or evening sunlight so if possible, b...Read Moree sure to plant it in a position that will get that type of lighting.