Description:
Clumping tufted perennial grass forming dense clumps of bluish-green leaves to two to three feet. Clumps are topped with long arching see-through spikes of purple flowers in summer. These move in the slightest breeze. An elegant and dynamic grass. Try to postion it so it will be backlit by the afternoon sun.
Common Name: Purple Moor Grass
Family:
Zone Hardiness: 5
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Humid grasslands with soils poor in nutrients.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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