General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves turn yellow in fall.
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Green aging to purple, to golden-brown and then yellow in fall.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Purple Moor Grass
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Molinia caerulea
  • Synonym: Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea

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Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-10-27
Every Fall I am blown away by this amazing grass
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2005-10-31
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-10-28
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