Description | Cordoba Purple Moor Grass (Molinia) a tall upright grass |
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Pronunciation | (moe-LIN-ee-ah) (sir-EW-lee-ah) (ah-run-din-AY-see-ah) |
Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average, moist, avoid hot and dry |
Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid hot and dry, found growing in moist sites |
Temperature | cool season grass |
Fruit | small fruit (caryopsis or grains) |
Leaves | green, yellow in fall |
Roots | fiborous |
Dimensions | up to 6 by 3 feet (HS) |
Maintenance | cut down in the fall or allow to remain over winter for added interest in the landscape |
Propagation | division |
Native Site | Species plants native to moist, sunny open habits including moors, bogs, fens, mountain grasslands, and lake shores. Native region is temperate Europe. (#222) |
Cultivar Origin | a selection of Ernest Pagel' of Germany, rediscovered and reintroduced by Brett Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials , Hebron, Illinois USA |
Misc Facts | Genus name honors Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), Jesuit historian, writer on the civil and natural history of Chile. The genus from Latin meaning blue. |
Notes & Reference | 222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |