Common Name
Hair-awn muhly
Long-awn hairgrass
Pink muhly
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Habitat
Dry, usually rocky, open woodlands, barrens, and outcrops on mafic and calcareous rocks of the mountains and inner Piedmont; dry clearings and roadsides. Infrequent to locally common in the Virginia Piedmont; infrequent in the mountains; rare in the Coastal Plain
Wildlife value
Provides excellent cover year-round. Seeds are eaten by songbirds and small mammals. Attracts butterflies
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Flower Color
Red/burgandy
Cream/White
Pink
Purple/lavender
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Fall
Bloom Month
September
October
November
Light Requirements
Full sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Average
Soil Texture
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Shallow rocky
Low Maintenance
Yes
Deer Resitant
Yes
Seed or Fruit eaten by wildlife?
Yes
Pollinators
Butterfiles
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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