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Genus: M

Magnolia: sweet bay magnolia
Maianthemum: Canada mayflower
Manfreda: false aloe
Marshallia: large-flowered Barbara's button
Matteuccia: American ostrich fern; ostrich fern
Mazus: mazus; white-flowered mazus
Melissa: lemon balm
Mentha: Corsican mint; applemint; horsemint; peppermint; spearmint
Mertensia: Bluebells; lungwort
Mimulus: Alleghany monkeyflower
Miscanthus: silver grass; maiden grass; variegated eulalia; maiden grass
Mitchella: partridgeberry
Monarda: Oswego tea; bee balm; dotted mint; horsemint; wild bergamot
Muhlenbergia: purple hairgrass
Musa: hardy banana

Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Muhlenbergia

(Gramineae - grass family)

Over 125 species of chiefly perennial grasses of N. and S. America and eastern Asia, with a concentration of species in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Muhlenbergias (or "muhlys") have only recently begun to be used as horticultural subjects, but a number of the species are worthy of cultivation as ornamentals.

capillaris

peren • ht 2-3' • zones 4-8

purple hairgrass

ornamental grass, dry - moist, sun - part shade
e and cent US

An outstanding ornamental, this clumping grass in late summer or early autumn bears delicate, airy, light purple flower plumes which appear to hover like clouds above the foliage. Prefers sandy or rocky soil, full sun, and good drainage. Moderately tolerant of shade and drought but blooms much more heartily with some moisture and lots of sun.

cat # 8O7E
$8.95 each