| Description | Moorhexe Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea) is a more upright growing Molinia with purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (moe-LIN-ee-ah) (sir-EW-lee-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 |
| Flowers | soft purple panicles |
| Fruit | small fruit (caryopsis or grains) |
| Leaves | gray green, russet red in fall |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | up to 36 with a spread of 18 inches (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) |
| 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) |
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