Variegata purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1 to 2.5 feet tall1 to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple tinged
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Variegata' purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea 'Variegata') is a grass for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It forms an arching clump that grows slowly. Purple tinged blooms appear in summer, and birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Cardinal flower, Ostrich fern, and Prairie Sun rudbeckia.