| Description | Pink Crystals Ruby Grass (Melinis nerviglumis) is a semi-evergreen cool-season grass hardy to zone 8 and grows as an annual elsewhere. It has blue-green foliage that turns purplish-red in the fall and pink flowers that rise above the foliage. |
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| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | hardy to 20-28 degrees F |
| Flowers | iridescent ruby-pink on long peduncles |
| Leaves | grows in clumps, bluish-green foliage |
| Dimensions | 24 by 18 inches (HS) |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | South Africa |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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