species
Molinia caerulea
Purple moor grass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Molinia caerulea belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Purple moor grass, native to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on peat, loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits exposed or average positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Peat, Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Exposed, Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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