Summer-blooming Big Muhly puts out white vertical plumes on a 6’ stalk. A clumping blue-green grass, it will also give a nice color contrast in the landscape. It does well in full sun and is drought resistant once established.
BLACK FOUNTAIN GRASS PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘MOUDRY’
backbone12022-07-05T16:02:49-05:00Beautiful in mass plantings, this fountain grass has dark purple-black plumes in late summer that are quite striking.
‘CASSIAN’ DWARF FOUNTAIN GRASS PENNESETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘CASSIAN’
backbone12022-07-05T16:06:30-05:00Similar to 'Hameln' but a foot taller with plumes. The pink-tinted plumes appear July-Sept. With cold weather the grass turns orange-red.
DWARF PAMPAS GRASS ‘JET STREAM’ CORTADERIA SELLOANA ‘PUMILA’
backbone12022-07-05T16:13:14-05:00Smaller that regular Pampas Grass and suited for smaller gardens. All blooms are female and very showy from Aug. thru winter.
‘FIRST KNIGHT’ NAPIER GRASS PENNISETUM HYBRID
backbone12022-07-05T16:08:27-05:00With wide, dark purple leaves, this dramatic looking grass may be a good substitute for the less winter-hardy Purple Fountain Grass. Although it does not bloom in Central Texas, it comes back strong from the roots in the spring.
GULF COAST MUHLY
backbone12022-07-05T16:19:40-05:00Striking purplish pink plumes adorn this grass in the fall. It will grow in sun to part shade and is drought-resistant once established.
LITTLE BUNNY’ FOUNTAIN GRASS PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘LITTLE BUNNY’
backbone12022-08-23T16:51:16-05:00A great substitute for Mexican Feather Grass, this low growinga grass has cream-colored plumes above dark green foliage.
MEXICAN FEATHERGRASS NASELLA TENUISSIMA
backbone12022-07-05T16:15:32-05:00Bright green fine-textured leaves, great in mass planting. Golden summer plumes. Requires well-drained soil and will tolerate some shade.
‘MORNING LIGHT’ MAIDEN GRASS MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘MORNING LIGHT’
backbone12022-07-05T15:59:49-05:00Growing to 4', and 6' with blooms, this grass has graceful slender foliage with contrasting white variegation on its leaf margins. Zn 5
PINK FLAMINGO MUHLY MUHLENBERGIA X ‘PINK FLAMINGO’
backbone12022-07-05T16:16:42-05:00This hybrid progeny of Pink Muhly and Big Muhly combines the best of both parents. A narrow, upright form with blue-green leaves, blooming in fall with pink plumes in dramatic arches. Ideal for narrrow spaces.
PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS PENNISETUM SETACEUM ‘RUBRUM’
backbone12022-07-05T16:10:05-05:00Purple leaves with reddish-purple plumes that emerge in June. Great contrast in landscape. Tolerates poor soils but needs regular irrigation.
RUBY CRYSTAL/SAVANNAH RUBY GRASS RYCHELYTRUM ROSEUM
backbone12022-07-05T16:14:28-05:00Bluish-green leaves sport airy rose-pink flowers May-September. Plant in protected location and mulch roots in winter.