Muhlenbergia Species, Big Muhly, Blue Muhly Grass, Lindheimer's Muhly

A big, beautiful ornamental grass. The fine-textured foliage is semi-evergreen, and needs to be cut back hard in late winter/early spring...Read More. The seed stems last into winter.

Though native to the southwest and touted for its drought tolerance, this warm-season grass also performs well in the humid, high-rainfall southeastern US, as long as the soil is well drained.

Hardy to Z6.

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, Big Muhly is Endemic to Texas, and a beautiful grass for the ornamental native garden.

Excellent specimen plant for dry, poor or alkaline soils. Dramatic seed plumes in autumn/winter add visual interest. A better choice th...Read Morean pampas grass for central Texas gardens. Although this ornamental grass thrives on full, hot sun and very little water, I've found stands of this native grass growing wild in deeply shaded gulleys near wet-weather creekbeds in the Texas Hill Country. Burn or cut to the ground in late February (Texas) for regrowth in spring.