Muhlenbergia capillaris
RHS Wisley Gardens in Surrey.
On what was undoubtedly the hottest day of the year, we went to their annual Plant Fair. We came away with a few bulbs and lots of ideas.
The gardens were looking gorgeous. Lots of flowers, especially up Battleston Hill ... the Prairie garden, grasses and heather beds were exuberant. The Exotic garden looked lush. The newly refurbished Alpine house is now open, as is the Orchid area in the main glasshouse. The new lake has been unfenced.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae.
The genus is named in honour of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central and South America and in Asia.
Muhlenbergia capillaris, commonly known as the hairawn muhly, is a perennial sedge-like plant. The plant forms a double layer ... green leaves surround the understory, and purple-pink flowers outgrow them from the bottom up.
It is a warm-season grass, meaning that leaves begin growth in the summer. During the summer, the leaves stay green, but they turn during the autumn to a more copper colour. The seasonal changes also include the flowers, as they grow out during the fall and stay healthy till the end of autumn.
The muhly grows along the border of roads and on plain prairies. The grass clumps into herds, causing bush-like establishments in the area the hairawn muhly inhabits. The flowers are very feathery and add a cloudlike appearance to the top of the grass. It is native to eastern North America and can be used for a multitude of purposes, including ornamental gardening and farming. It was voted 2012 plant of the year by the Garden Club of America.
Muhlenbergia capillaris
RHS Wisley Gardens in Surrey.
On what was undoubtedly the hottest day of the year, we went to their annual Plant Fair. We came away with a few bulbs and lots of ideas.
The gardens were looking gorgeous. Lots of flowers, especially up Battleston Hill ... the Prairie garden, grasses and heather beds were exuberant. The Exotic garden looked lush. The newly refurbished Alpine house is now open, as is the Orchid area in the main glasshouse. The new lake has been unfenced.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae.
The genus is named in honour of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central and South America and in Asia.
Muhlenbergia capillaris, commonly known as the hairawn muhly, is a perennial sedge-like plant. The plant forms a double layer ... green leaves surround the understory, and purple-pink flowers outgrow them from the bottom up.
It is a warm-season grass, meaning that leaves begin growth in the summer. During the summer, the leaves stay green, but they turn during the autumn to a more copper colour. The seasonal changes also include the flowers, as they grow out during the fall and stay healthy till the end of autumn.
The muhly grows along the border of roads and on plain prairies. The grass clumps into herds, causing bush-like establishments in the area the hairawn muhly inhabits. The flowers are very feathery and add a cloudlike appearance to the top of the grass. It is native to eastern North America and can be used for a multitude of purposes, including ornamental gardening and farming. It was voted 2012 plant of the year by the Garden Club of America.