Pink Muhly

Location: Cottage Garden Design

Names:

  • Common Name: Gulf Muhly
  • Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia capillaris
  • AKA: Autumn Blush Muhly, Pink Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass

Description: Hairy-awn muhly or gulf muhly is a 1 1/2-3 ft., perennial grass with a large, airy, much-branched seed head up to half as long as the entire plant. The spikelets are purple. In fall the plant takes on a feathery, deep pink hue.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun; Medium Water Demand; Dry to Moist Soil; Prefers Sandy or Clay Soils

Landscape Use: Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Focal Point/Specimen Plant