MULENBERGIA Capillaris- Pink Muhly Grass

Muhly Grass with its pink plumes in fall

Habit/Description:  Muhly Grass is native to Florida's coastal uplands. This tropical native has found a home in many southern landscapes. This perennial is easy to grow and has a dazzling pink fall display when its 3' plumes emerge.

Size at Maturity: Clump will reach a mature size of 24" x 24". Plumes will reach 36" ht

Flower:  Pink plumes in fall.

Special Interest:  This beautiful grass is mounding green from spring to summer and displays beautiful, water-color-like pink blooms in fall. Leaves turn a lovely tan in winter. Gives the illusion of water in the landscape with the grassy, mounding texture. Good for containers, erosion control, mass plantings, poolside, rock gardens, urban and wildlife gardens.

Care Information: Like most grasses, Pink Muhly needs full sun for best performance but can tolerate part sun. New plants will need to be watered regularly until established. After establishment, they are very drought tolerant. Plants can be cut back to the ground in late winter. Fertilize as they begin to emerge in the spring. A lovely white flowering variety is also available.

 

Hemerocallis/Daylily

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Habit/Description:  Beautiful mounding perennial. Dark green, grass-like appearance. Partial to full sun.

Size at Maturity:  1' tall and 2 1/2' wide.

Flower: lovely yellow, tubular lilies in summer to early fall.

Special Interest: This gorgeous favorite is an easy care perennial. Beautiful yellow flowers in spring. Perfect for borders, coastal, containers, cutting garden, edging, erosion control, firescaping, mass plantings, poolside, rock, woodland and urban gardens, erosion control and very wet areas. Grass-like mounding perennial.

Care Information: Does well in sunny conditions. Water thoroughly when first planted to create a deep rooting system. Tolerates some drought. Clean out old leaves and flowers when spent to help keep the plant healthy and encourage flowering. Needs well-drained soil. Adapts well to a variety of soils.

 

 

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Moonbeam Coreopsis

  Groundcover / Vines  |  Perennials  |  Trees  |  Shrubs

Habit/Description:

Mounded thread-like leaf herbaceous perennial with mounding form. Dies back in winter. Best in full sun.

Size at Maturity:

Moderately growing to 12-18" and 2' wide.

Flower:

Bright yellow flowers from spring to summer.

Special Interest:

This mounded little perennial is covered with bright yellow flowers from spring to fall over the fine textured dark green foliage. Great in perennial gardens, borders, containers, hanging baskets, cutting gardens, firescaping, ground cover, mass planting and rock gardens. Sturdy perennial.

Care Information:

Grows easily in average, well-drained soil; thrives in poor, sandy or rocky soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates moderate drought. Remove spent blooms to encourage prolific bloom and prevent unwanted self-seeding. Fertilize in early spring.

 

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Purple Coneflower/ Echinacea

  Groundcover / Vines  |  Perennials  |  Trees  |  Shrubs

Habit/Description:

Perennial with mounded, clump-forming habit. Full sun.

Size at Maturity:

Flower:

Special Interest:

This beautiful perennial has many wonderful qualities. Tall, purplish/pink flowers appear on stalks in summer above the dark green, mounded foliage. Used often for its medicinal properties providing strength for the immunity and health in teas and medicines, when in a landscape Echinacea is great in perennial gardens, cut flower and woodland gardens, borders, pollinator gardens and firescaping. It attracts bees and butterflies prolifically. Dying back in the winter, the old cones and foliage can be removed after turning brown and the seeds scattered.

Care Information:

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Requires less water once established. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.

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