Zone 5 Growers of Pink Muhly Grass....
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Comments (1)I have some I can share. I would be interested in your ornamental hot peppers. Please email me if you would like to trade. thanks, Ibartoo...See MoreHardiness of Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
Comments (4)Thanks, donn, I'll do that. But I'm not just interested in acquiring plants for my own gardening. I'm interested in seeing if anyone has succeeded with this grass in the north. And if so, perhaps getting hardier forms into commerce. It's a warm season grass, so I'll have to seek divisions in the spring, if I get any offers. Thanks, Don...See MoreQuestion about Pink Muhly Grass
Comments (3)If the two blades are indeed Muhly, chances are good more will follow. If, however, they are some other grass which has self-sown into the clump, then they mean nothing. Try tugging on some of the dead stumps from last year's growth. If they are firmly held in the crown, it's a good thing. If they come out easily, and are damp/rotten-looking, it may be a bad sign. It's not possible to say why a grass dies out prematurely, because there are so many factors involved which cannot be diagnosed long-distance. Muhly should do fine in your zone, so it isn't a hardiness issue. Sometimes greenhouse-grown grasses flourish in the season they are planted, but fail to make it through their first winter even though they are rated as hardy. This is one reason why many prefer to buy field-grown mature grasses. If the clump only comes back partially, I'd wait until next spring, and divide it, discarding the dead portion of the crown....See MoreLooking for Pink Muhly grass
Comments (4)I am a local small-time grower in Sopchoppy, FL. I have just recently started growing native grasses for local landscapers, and pink muhly is my most plentiful. If you find yourself up this way, I currently have about 2000 1-gallon muhly grass if you are interested. I could part with them for about $2.75 each. FYI, if you go to a nursery it will probably be about $6.00 each. Otherwise, here is how I started mine from seed. I go around in late fall-early winter and collect seeds from specimens used in local landscaping. As with most grasses, you must wait until the inflorescensce turns brown and fall off easily. Muhly Grass seed is naturally dispersed by wind. Thus you will know the seed is ready to collect when you can run your hand up the stem and pull off the inflorescense with little effort (in N. Florida, anytime after Thanksgiving). If it does not slide off easily it is not ready. You can collect several hundred-thousand seeds in about a 1/2 hour. I have the best success getting it to germinate in the winter. I think it must need cold temps. It is virtually impossible to separate the chaf from the seed so don't waste your time. Give the chaf and seeds a little drying time, put it in a bag. Wad the bag up with your hands. The seeds and chaf with fall out to the bottom. Remember, the shorter the time between seed harvest and sowing, the better germination rate you will get. Fill up a plug tray with a mixture of 1/2 vermiculite 1/2 peat moss (pre-mixed), no soil!. Pick out a portion of seed/chaff about the size of a nickel and plant it in each cell covering it with about 1/4' of moss-vermic mix. Keep it wet, full sun, and wait about 2-4 weeks. Each cell will yield 1 plant which will fill up a 1 gallon container in about 3 months. It won't flower until the second year though. Let me know if you are interested (850)962-9861 in buying some and spread the word. Here is a link that might be useful: Blackwater Ornamental Grasses...See Moreachnatherum
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