Purple Muhly
Muhlenbergia rigida
Purple muhly sends up slender, deep purple flowering spikes above fine foliage in fall, a striking, drought-proof accent grass for the Southwest.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
More Muhlenbergia species
- Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
- Lindheimer's Muhly (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)
- Seep Muhly (Muhlenbergia reverchonii)
- Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
- Bush Muhly (Muhlenbergia porteri)
- Spike Muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata)