Why Plant Pink Muhly Grass?
Pretty in pink! Pink Muhly Grass, or Pink Mist Grass, dazzles in fall when it sends up a cloud of rosy-colored plumes. Plant it where the sun can shine through it, and this Fringe will sparkle and glow like a little pink campfire. It’s especially spectacular in drifts. We love the way Pink Muhly’s airy texture contrasts with visually heavy elements of the landscape, such as wooden structures, brick, stone, and evergreens. Use it to soften hard edges or to create some late-season drama in your entryway garden, patio plantings, or in any of the mixed borders that surround your home.
Pink Muhly Grass is a wide-ranging but uncommon Fringe found in dry, sandy sites in the wild. It is native from Massachusetts to Mexico. Its proper name, Muhlenbergia, comes from the name of the American botanist who first identified it, Gotthilf “Henry” Muhlenberg. Muhlenberg began to study plants intensively at the age of 24 while hiding out from British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Henry was sympathetic to the Patriot cause, but he was also an ordained Lutheran minister and a pacifist, so he didn’t fight in the war. He escaped Philadelphia in 1777 to live at his parents’ home in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Over the years, he collected 1,100 different plants and became one of our country’s first great botanists.
How to use Pink Muhly Grass in the landscape?
Not your average flower display! Ornamental grasses may not come to mind when you think of flowers, but Pink Muhly Grass has a special floral display that can rival even the best traditional blooms. Its big, pink, cotton-candy inflorescences are outta this world!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-11
How To Plant Pink Muhly Grass
Plant Pink Muhly Grass in a sunny, warm, open location, preferably in light, sandy soil. It will need regular irrigation during establishment, although extra water must drain away freely. It will be drought tolerant in subsequent years. Constantly wet soil during winter is to be avoided at all costs.
How To Water
Pink Muhly Grasses are rather drought tolerant very well. When watering let the soil dry out before your next time watering your plant.
How To Fertilize
Pink Muhly Grass is not one that requires fertilization to ensure the best possible outcomes, but you may feed your plant if it needs that extra boost. We recommend using our Elements Starter Plant Food during springtime for a promising growing season.
How To Prune
In the late winter, trim away the dead foliage within a few inches before new growth begins to emerge in the spring.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
