Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
20100
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-5
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
मैगनोलिया
In German
Pfeifengras
Umbrella Tree
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Magnoliales
Family
Poaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Molinia
Magnolia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
23
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27800
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