PlantsGrasses & Sedges
Purple Moor Grass
Molinia caerulea
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
A see-through grass that turns gold and does not run
EasyGrasses & SedgesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4–7 ft in flower, low mound of leaves
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Airy flowers Jul–Oct
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- A gallon. Transparent and Skyracer are the tall ones.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or Sep
In the design
The grass to put in front of a window. You can see through it. Cut the mound to the ground in early spring. It will not invade the alley.
