Pink Muhly Grass Flower

Did you know

• In autumn, the airy pink flower panicles create a cotton-candy cloud effect that photographers flock to capture.
• South Korea has planted enormous pink muhly grass fields that draw millions of visitors each October.
• The genus is named after Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, an 18th-century Lutheran pastor and pioneer American botanist.
• It is one of few native grasses that thrives in both the humid Southeast and the dry prairies of the Great Plains.
• The fine-textured inflorescences catch morning dew and backlight beautifully at sunrise and sunset.

Color meanings

Uses

• mass planting
• ornamental grass gardens
• meadow borders
• erosion control