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Muhlenbergia sericea
Also called Purple Muhly, Sweet Grass, Gulf Muhly
Muhlenbergia sericea is a clump-forming perennial grass native to the southeastern United States, grown for its showy purple autumn plumes. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it is best suited to outdoor gardens rather than houses.
Muhlenbergia sericea, synonym Muhlenbergia filipes, known as gulf hairawn muhly or sweetgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas).
Hairawn muhly · Bamboo muhly · Lindheimer's muhly · Deergrass · Nimblewill · Bog muhly
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia sericea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
