It's Pink Muhly Time

This is Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) and she loves the fall.

This is when the tiny and feathery (in appearance) pink flowers emerge from the tall and slender bluish-green grass.

We have performed many projects on this property on which the owners have a variety of beds and vignettes they have created on their own.

This bed was installed well over a year ago and quality mature japanese maples are not easily found for cheap, so we went with a younger tree.

We wanted to provide some color variation from a crepe myrtle and fantastic yoshino cherry tree not so far away in this wonderful plant bed which has a variety of shrubs and curves around the foundation bed.

Over time the Pink Muhlys will become understory plants for the japanese maple while they will compliment the varying colors of the maple at different times of the year. We will raise the canopy of the japanese maple as it grows so the Pink Muhly can still enjoy the afternoon sun it does now.

Even Pink Muhlys in partial sun locales will show their worth over time. They can also be cut back to next to nothing in late winter or early spring and still put on their display every year.