Bush Muhly
Muhlenbergia porteri
A delicate, intricately branched bunchgrass that forms an airy purple haze in flower, often sheltering within desert shrubs. Nutritious forage and a beautiful, fine-textured accent.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2.8–2.8 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Muhlenbergia species
- Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
- Lindheimer's Muhly (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)
- Seep Muhly (Muhlenbergia reverchonii)
- Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
- Spike Muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata)
- Plains Muhly (Muhlenbergia cuspidata)