| Botanical / Common Name |
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Melica ciliata
Hairy Melic |
(spring planting) 1 ft., sun, early blooming white flowers, Zone 6-8 |
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| Melica transsilvanica 'Red Spires' |
(spring planting) 3-5 ft., 12-18 in. deep red showy spike flowers above foilage, leaves start out glossy green and turn reddish brown as they age, likes moist, well-drained soil, light to part shade, Zone 7 |
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Milium effusum 'Aureum’
Golden Millet Grass |
(spring planting) 18 in., attractive grass for light shade, mildly self-seeds, chartreuse yellow to light green in Summer, Spring blooming, Zone 6-8 |
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Miscanthus 'Giganteus’
Giant Chinese Silver Grass |
(spring planting) 8-10 ft. sun, specimen, screen planting, bloom mid-late Oct, attractive until Dec, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus oligostachyus
Small Japanese Silver Grass |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., sun, groups, silver inflorescence, blooms mid-Aug, Zone 4-9 |
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Miscanthus purpurascens
Flame Grass |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., sun, reddish foliage, early bloomer, specimen, groups, blooms July-Aug, Zone 4-9 |
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Miscanthus purpurascens 'Herkules'
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(spring planting) 5-6 ft., strong grower, good reddish Fall color, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Japanese Silver Grass |
(spring planting) 4-6 ft., sun, waters edge, massing, blooms in Aug, Zone 4-8 |
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Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Robustus’
Giant Silver Banner Grass |
(spring planting) 5-8 ft., hardier grower than M. sacchariflorus, Zone 4-8 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' |
(spring planting) 3 ft., pink inflorescence turning white, thin silver gray foliage, Kurt Bluemel introduction, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Allegro' |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., very fine foliage, rich blooming, great orange Fall color, Zone 6-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Altweibersommer’
Indian Summer |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., good fall color, blooms Sept.- Oct., Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Andante' |
(spring planting) 7-8 ft., Kurt Bluemel introduction, attractive pink flowers turning silver, strong mid-season bloomer, best Miscanthus specimen on the market, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque' |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., Kurt Bluemel introduction, compact grower, blooms in Aug, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light' |
(spring planting) 7-9 ft., Kurt Bluemel introduction, sun, blooms in Sept, hardy variety, survived coldest winter, Zone 4-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Blondo' |
(spring planting) 6 ft., very hardy, course foliage, creamy white flowers, Zone 4-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Bluetenwunder’
Flower Wonder |
(spring planting) Full sun, bright shade, needs ample water, marsh native, 5 ft. tall, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Burgunder' |
(spring planting) 2-4 ft., pink flowers, good red foliage, slow to propagate, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland' |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., dwarf form of M. variegatus, colorful, excellent choice for the smaller garden, wide green leaves with white stripes, sun, part shade, specimen, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Emerald Shadow' |
(spring planting) 7-9 ft., reversion of M. ‘Cosmopolitan’, fresh green foilage, pink inflorescence, strong grower, Zone 7-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten’
Far East |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., reddish inflorescence, Sept-Oct, compact, strong grower, dark foilage, bright silver midrib, sun, specimen, groups, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., large open pink flowers, blooms Sept-Oct, dark green leaves with pronounced midrib, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Ghana' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., very upright grower, variety which develops superb coloring in years unaffected by early frost, excellent selection, distinct from other Miscanthus, slow to propagate, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Giraffe' |
(spring planting) 8 ft., distinct upright growth, variegation forms a yellow band, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' |
(spring planting) 4'-5' tall, Deep green base with horizontal gold stripes, burgundy plumes develop in late fall. Tolerant to a wide variety of soil conditions including salty coastal, boggy, and low nutrient soil. Full sun to light shade. Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold und Silber’
Gold and Silver |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., slender growth habit, golden flowers turning silver, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Goldfeder’
Gold Feather |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., golden variegated, slow grower, excellent specimen plant, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath' |
(spring planting) 8-9 ft., massive foliage, pink flowers, blooms in Sept, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus’
Maiden Grass |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., sun, specimen, groups, blooms in October, inflorescence bronze-red turning to silver, decorative in Winter, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus Nana’
Dwarf Maiden Grass |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., sun, miniature form of Maiden Grass, slow to propagate, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., large white flowers, blloms in Aug, slender foliage, one of the best, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontäne’
Large Fontaine |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., fountain-like growth habit, early Aug bloomer, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Helga Reich' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., habit of M. 'Gracillimus' but blooms in Sept, silver flowers, fine foiliage, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Juli' |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., strong grower, dark pink inflorescence blooming in August, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'
Cascade |
(spring planting) 5-7 ft., large cascading, pinkish inflorescence, one of the best Summer blooming Miscanthus, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander' |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., horizontal bands of yellow variegated foliage, more compact than Zebrinus and a more vigorous grower than 'Little Nicky', blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 5 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fontäne’
Little Fontaine |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., sun, smaller with continuous developing flowering culms, fountain-like appearance, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne’
Little Silver Spider |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., small, upright habit, rich blooming, good for small gardens, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten' |
(spring planting) 30 in. cream white plumes, 15 in. narrow green foliage, blooms late Summer through Fall, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Nickey' (Hinjo) |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., red flowers, dwarf form of M. 'Zebrinus', blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus' |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., robust grower, large pink-purple inflorescence turning silver in Aug., good Fall color, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Minuett' |
(spring planting) 2-3 ft., small graceful Misc., blooms in Sept, introduced by Kurt Bluemel, Zone 6-7 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light’
Silver-Variegated Maiden Grass |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., sun, specimen, groups, inflorescence red-bronze, blooms in Oct, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon' |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., one of the smallest M. sinensis, excellent in smaller gardens, slender foliage well separated from inflorescence, blooms late June-Fall, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset' |
(spring planting) 6-8 ft, Kurt Bluemel selection, very hardy, sun, specimen plant, blooms in Nov, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Positano' |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., graceful habit, red blooms, good Fall color, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen’
Little Dot |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., finer than Misc. s. zebrinus, yellow bands of variegation, similar to Strictus, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto' |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., variegated foliage with white margins, similar to variegatus, but more compact, blooms Sept-Oct, excellent variety for the smaller garden, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Roland' |
(spring planting) 8-9 ft., wide leaf blades tall large pinkish-purple, blooms Aug-Sept, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Roterpfeil’
Red Arrow |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., truly a great Miscanthus, red-bronze inflorescence, best red Fall color to date, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Rotsilber’
Red Silver |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., reddish to silver inflorescence, good Fall color, blooms Aug-Sept, Zone 5-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., Kurt Bluemel introduction, fine silvery foliage, golden inflorescence in Sept, blooms in Aug, Zone 4-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder’
Silver Feather |
(spring planting) 6-8 ft., sun, specimen, groups, good screen, beautiful tall silver inflorescence high above foliage, blooms Aug-Oct, staying attractive into Winter, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberpfeil'
Silver Arrow |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., green and white variegated foliage with reddish plumes, blooms Aug-Sept, Zone 6-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberspinne’
Silver Spider |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., narrow leaves, silvery flowers, graceful plant for the small garden, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberturm’
Silver Tower |
(spring planting) 8-10 ft., good green foliage with large silver flowers in Sept-Oct, the tallest M. sinensis, Zone 6-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
Indian Grass |
(spring planting) 4 ft., foliage reddish brown turning to brighter shades in Fall, wide-spreading, slow to propagate, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Sirene' |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., rich golden flowers, Aug-Sept, sun, specimen, groups, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus’
Porcupine Grass |
(spring planting) 6-8 ft., sun, specimen, groups, blooms in Sept, similar to Zebrinas, more upright growth habit, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Undine' |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., low foliage, slender culms, silvery-white inflorescence in Aug-Sept, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus’
Variegated Japanese Silver Grass |
(spring planting) 5-7 ft., sun, part shade, specimen, groups, blooms in late Sept, white striped foliage, blooms to a strong reddish color, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Wetterfahne’
Weathervane |
(spring planting) 7-8 ft., broad green leaves, plumes pink-red, blooms mid-Summer, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., from lsland of Yaku Jima, sun, specimen, groups, looks like dwarf gracillimus, blooms silver in Aug-Sept, (improved form see M. Adagio), Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima Dwarf' |
(spring planting) 2-3 ft., compact form, Zone 6-9 |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus’
Zebra Grass |
(spring planting) 6-8 ft., sun, specimen, groups, blooms reddish in Sept-Oct, light green foilage, has horizontal yellow zebra-like bands, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Zwergzebra' |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., red flowers, bold foliage, compact growing M. Zebrinus, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus transmorissonensis |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft., sun, resembles compact M. Yaku Jima, earliest blooming Miscanthus, blooms continuously from June-Nov, silver inflorescence, good for the small garden, evergreen until heavy frost, Zone 7-8 |
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Miscanthus var. condensatus
Purple Blooming Japanese Silver Grass |
(spring planting) 6-8 ft., sun, specimen, groups, blooms Aug-Sept, more vigorous than M. sinensis, Zone 5-9 |
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Miscanthus var. condensatus 'Cabaret’
Variegated Miscanthus |
(spring planting) 6-7 ft., most outstanding, sun, broad fresh green leaves with wide cream center stripes, pink flowers, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 6-9 |
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| Miscanthus var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' |
(spring planting) 7-9 ft., sun, very broad foliage, green center with wide cream white margins, statuesque like M. Cabaret, one of the most outstanding Miscanthus, Zone 6-9 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Dauerstrahl’
Continiousl Ray
Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 3 ft. and arching, blooming in July-Aug, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Heidebraut’
Bride of the Heath
Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foilage with plumes reaching 2-3 ft., upright, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme’
Moor Flame
Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 2-2.5 ft., stems fanning out from center, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe’
Witch of the Moor
Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 2-2.5 ft., rich blooming dark flowers, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Strahlenquelle’
Source of Ray
Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1.5-2 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 4 ft., bowing under weight of large purple flower heads, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia caerulea 'Variegata’
Variegated Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1.5-2 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 3-4 ft. and arching, sun, part shade, striped foliage of light yellow, Zone 4-8 |
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Molina litorialis 'Bergfreund’
Friend of the Mountain
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 3 ft. foliage with rich blooming plumes reaching 4-5 ft., Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Fontäne’
Fontaine
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 3-4 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 6 ft., graceful arching culms, golden Fall color, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Karl' Foerster'
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 3 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 6-7 ft. and open, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Skyracer'
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1-2 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 8-9 ft., Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Staefa'
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 4-5 ft., multiple flower stalks, fine textured infloresence, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Transparent'
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with large plumes reaching 6-7 ft., graceful arching inflorescence, Zone 4-8 |
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Molinia litorialis 'Windspiel’
Wind's Game
Tall Purple Moor Grass |
(spring planting) 1.5-2 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 6-7 ft., upright slender growth habit, Zone 4-8 |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly Grass |
(spring planting) 3 ft., dark green foliage with a mass of vibrant pink plumes, native mostly on sandy or rocky soils, Zone 6 |
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