Windspiel purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Windspiel'
RHS AGM 2014
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Windspiel' purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea 'Windspiel') is a grass for borders, specimen planting, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It has an arching shape and grows slowly, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Joe Pye weed, Hardy hibiscus, and Ostrich fern.