Purple Moor Grass
Molinia caerulea
Slow to settle — two or three years before it looks like much — and then it stands, so long as the soil stays poor.
Light Full sun to light shade.
Water Likes moist soil, though it copes with dry once established.
Height 1.5 m
Spread 23.6 in
Spacing 60 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 23.6 in
- In-row spacing
- 23.6 in
- Between rows
- 2 ft 6 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun to light shade.
- Watering
- Likes moist soil, though it copes with dry once established.
- Feeding
- No feeding required.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- July
- Pruning
- Barely any — gather the fallen stems in late winter.
- Overwintering
- Hardy; leave it be through winter.
Through the year
- Apr–Jul Spring Growth
- Jul–Oct Flowering
- Oct–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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