Bamboo Muhly

 

 

 

Muhlenbergia dumosa

 

Poaceae

 

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Form: Grass, perennial
Seasonality
: Dries to tan in the fall

Size: 4 ft high by 4 ft wide
Leaves
: Thin blade shaped leaves
Flowers
: Branching flower stalks with insignificant blooms
Fruit
: Seed
Stems/Trunks
: Resemble bamboo with slender woody, clumping
Range/Origin
: Arizona, Mexico
Hardiness
: Sunset Zones 8-24, 10o F

Comments: No thorns, good container plant

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

·         Exposure: Full to partial sun

·         Water: Moderate

·         Soil: Most types

·        Propagation: Seed, clump division

·         Maintenance: Minimal

 

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