Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
5
Northern Europe

upright-arching
1-2 feet
A panicle which may be loose or dense. - 5-10 inches long, with yellow, green, or purplish flowers. The flowers are noticeable when the violet or purple anthers are exserted.
June
Leaf blades ˝ wide to 18 inches long, tapering to a narrow point. The leaves and leaf margins are sparsely pubescent. The leaves are longitudinally striped with white.
No problems.

  • 'Dauerstrahl' - Compact growth with arching flowers creates a round habit, 2 feet tall. Introduced in 1982 by the Klose Nursery, Germany.
  • 'Heidebraut' (Heather Bride) - Compact foliage with erect flowering stems, 2-3 feet tall.
  • 'Moorflamme' - Compact habit with an attractive orange-red fall color, 1-2 feet tall.
  • 'Moorhexe' - The Hagemann Nursery, Langenhagen, Germany, introduced this cultivar in 1963. The flowers are purplish and are carried on very fine textured stems, 24-30 inches tall.
  • 'Strahlenquelle' - Flower stems are more arching than the species, 2-3 feet tall.

Other species:

  • M. cacrulea. ssp. arundinacea - Tall Moor Grass. This grass is similar to M. caerulea except it is taller. The foliage grows 2-3 feet tall and the flowering stems rise 3-4 feet above the foliage.
 

 

 
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