Molinia caerulea ‘Transparent’ at Digging Dog Nursery

Molinia

Moor Grass

Innovative landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme, who included more than a million ornamental grasses in his designs, considered Molinias to be some of the very best performers of them all. Certainly the most kinetically exciting grass, Molinia’s dense arching tufts of deep green foliage offer sturdy stems holding delicate panicles that eventually age to a straw color and last for months. To heighten the drama, consider providing plenty of room and a dark background.

Molinia caerulea ‘Transparent’

Molinia caerulea ‘Transparent’ (G-0018)

Each 12.25

As moisture settles on ‘Transparent’s soft floral haze, umpteen, minute loosely spaced purple seed heads evoke an exquisite piece of lace. The low, well-groomed mound of ribbon-like green blades gives way to tall, ultrafine arching stalks plus unbranched inflorescences that linger high above the leaves. Swayed by the slightest breeze, this easily grown Molinia’s flowers furnish a sophisticated purple-tinged transparency near summer’s end, while gilded tones imbue the entire plant when cooler nights arrive. It can be massed in a naturalized setting or reside midborder with Vernonia ‘Iron Butterfly’ and Aster turbinellus nearby.

Blooms July–November

Size: 5' 0" – 8' 0" high x 2' 0" – 3' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 5.

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