Scientific Name Molina caerulea subsp. arundinacea Common Name Tall purple moor grass	Ornamental Grasses Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness: 5-8	[Windspeil]
	Height: 6-8'
	Growth Rate: Sun
	Light Requirements: Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions including low fertility
	Form: Mound
	Texture: Upright to arching inflorescence (varies with cultivar); golden yellow in fall; freely moves with wind; breaks off in early winter





	Comments: Foliage turns golden yellow in fall; 2-3' mound of foliage with tall inflorescence; prefers a cool climate
	Cultivars: Windspiel: slender; upright; 7' Skyracer: upright; 6- 8' Transparent: 5-6'; translucent inflorescence

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