Deanna Haworth, I always had visions of pink muhly grass growing along my side landscape area. However, I live in South Dakota where temperatures this year went to 30 below zero. And, the fact that this beauty takes several years to nestle into its earth made me realize it won't happen on my landscape. :(

I really like Muhlenbergia c. 'White Cloud' and have grown it over the last year. I don't find it to be that much taller than the species (5 ft seems a stretch), but the seed heads may remain a bit more upright over time. Certainly worth growing! A beautiful grass!

kimberely, I have both. Don't cut either one down at all. They need a great deal of water, if you have sandy soil, i am not sure what your soil is like. You might want to put down a drip hose to make sure they get enough water. My blue fescue really never did very well. It is still alive, it is a cool season grass, which means it loves the cooler weather in the winter. I personally wouldn't plant it in the front of my house, but see if it turns blue this winter and if you like the look of it. I wasn't impressed with the pink muhly grass, but that is just my opinion. I planted red head grass, it is awesome. I also planted silver Miscanthus grass, also awesome, and I water the silver grass constantly in the heat. I also planted Mondo grass, which was a dud. i think a small little bit is still alive, but don't buy it. I gave it 4 years, and it is almost gone. I love grasses, but some grasses really need alot of water, and some are quite drought resistant. Hit or miss.

I'm in zone 7 Oklahoma where it stays hot from late May through October. Mine are only just now kicking in with blooms that are still forming and opening. They are the latest to bloom of all my grasses along with the 'Flamingo' muhly that is sold by High Country Gardens. I imagine gardengal is right, they really do need a long hot period. M. riverchonni is another type that blooms pink, mine bloomed in mid August and the blooms are now wheat colored. High Country Gardens sells these if you need a type that is more suited to a shorter season. They also carry M. 'Flamingo'. I have read there is a Texas ecotype of the Gulf Muhly and also a Florida type, the Texas is supposed to be hardier, maybe it would bloom for you reliably? I am not sure how a person tells which is which when buying them however as I never see them distinguish one from another.