White Cloud Muhly Grass - Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'
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- White Cloud Muhly Grass - Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'
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Muhlenbergia White Cloud (Muhly Grass) is a delicate ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of upright, grass-like foliage. The fine blue-green leaves are topped with tall, airy ivory plumes that bloom in fall, gradually tanning and persisting into winter. Thriving in full sun with moist, well-drained soil, Muhlenbergia White Cloud adds elegant texture and seasonal interest to borders, perennial beds, and naturalized areas. This ornamental grass also serves as a host plant for several moth and butterfly species and provides habitat for traveling butterflies.
Type:
Orn. Grass
Origins:
Eastern North America, GA Native
Height:
3' - 4'
Spread:
2' - 3'
Spacing:
2.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:
6 - 10
Culture:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:
White/Tan
Season of Interest:
Fall, Year-Round
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Speedwell, Coneflower, Catmint
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Muhlenbergia capillaris 10zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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Specs
- Plant nameMuhly Grass
- Plant categoryGrasses
- ColorWhite
- Plant featuresLow Maintenance
- Bloom seasonFall
- Rec locationOutdoor
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Muhly Grass is a delicate looking ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of upright grass-like foliage. The fine blue green foliage is topped with tall airy ivory plumes that bloom above the foliage in fall before tanning and persist into winter. Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil.
Muhlenbergia capillaris acts as a host plant for several moth and butterfly species, as well as provides habitat for traveling butterflies.
| Type: | Orn. Grass |
| Origins: | Eastern North America, GA Native |
| Height: | 3' - 4' |
| Spread: | 2' - 3' |
| Spacing: | 2.5’ |
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 6 - 10 |
| Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun |
| Bloom Color: | White/Tan |
| Season of Interest: | Fall, Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Speedwell, Coneflower, Catmint
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Muhlenbergia capillaris 10zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
- White Cloud Muhly Grass - Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'
-
Muhlenbergia White Cloud (Muhly Grass) is a delicate ornamental grass that forms dense clumps of upright, grass-like foliage. The fine blue-green leaves are topped with tall, airy ivory plumes that bloom in fall, gradually tanning and persisting into winter. Thriving in full sun with moist, well-drained soil, Muhlenbergia White Cloud adds elegant texture and seasonal interest to borders, perennial beds, and naturalized areas. This ornamental grass also serves as a host plant for several moth and butterfly species and provides habitat for traveling butterflies.
Type:
Orn. Grass
Origins:
Eastern North America, GA Native
Height:
3' - 4'
Spread:
2' - 3'
Spacing:
2.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:
6 - 10
Culture:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:
White/Tan
Season of Interest:
Fall, Year-Round
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Speedwell, Coneflower, Catmint
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Muhlenbergia capillaris 10zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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