Location: Cottage Garden Design

Names:

• Common Name: Lindheimer’s Muhly
• Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
• AKA: Big Muhly, Blue Muhly

Description: Native from the Edwards Plateau of central Texas south to northern Mexico, Big muhly or Lindheimer's muhly has become increasingly popular since the 1980s as an elegant, large-scale specimen grass, large enough for screening. It can be a soft-textured substitute for introduced Pampas grass, which it approaches in stature. Its blue-green leaves and lacy autumn panicles grace live oak (Quercus fusiformis) savannahs and limestone outcrops within its natural range.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Medium Water Demand; Dry or Moist Soil; Cold and Heat Tolerant; Well-Drained Soil

Landscape Use: Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Focal Point/Specimen Plant

Wildlife Value: Birds