Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Moorhexe' (Purple moor grass 'Moorhexe')
Other names: Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe', Moor witch
'Moorhexe' is a clump-forming, deciduous tufted grass with rigidly upright, linear green leaves which turn golden yellow in autumn. Dark purple flower spikelets in summer to autumn are held tightly against the erect stems.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Heidebraut' (Purple moor grass 'Heidebraut')
Other names: Molinia Heidebraut
'Heidebraut' is a clump-forming, deciduous tufted grass with open, linear green leaves which turn golden yellow in autumn. Fine brown flower panicles in summer to autumn bloom earlier than other varieities.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent' (Purple moor grass 'Transparent')
Other names: Molinia Transparent
'Transparent' is a clump-forming, deciduous grass with arching, linear, dark green leaves turning yellow in autumn and tall, slender stems bearing feathery, purple flower spikelets from summer into autumn.
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1.2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea (Purple moor grass)
M. caerulea is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with flat, linear, mid-green leaves, flushed purple at the base, and yellow-flushed stems bearing dense, narrow panicles of dark purple flower spikelets from spring to autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' (Purple moor grass 'Windspiel')
Other names: Molinia litoralis 'Windspiel', Molinia caerulea 'Windspiel'
'Windspiel' is a clump-forming, deciduous grass with linear, grey-green leaves turning yellow-orange in autumn. Upright stems bear open panicles of purple flower spikelets in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp caerulea 'Poul Petersen' (Purple moor grass 'Poul Petersen')
Other names: Molinia 'Poul Petersen'
'Poul Petersen' is a tufted, deciduous, perennial grass forming dense clumps of upright, flat, linear, mid-green leaves and dense, narrow panicles of dark purple flower spikelets on in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster' (Purple moor grass 'Karl Foerster')
Other names: Molinia Karl Foerster
'Karl Foerster' is a clump-forming deciduous tufted grass with open, linear leaves which turn yellow in autumn. Fine purple flower panicles in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Strawberry myrtle, Eugenia ugni, Myrtus ugni
U. molinae is an upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and, in late spring, fragrant, nodding, bowl-shaped, white flowers followed by spherical, edible, dark red fruit.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea 'Torch' (Purple moor grass 'Torch')
Other names: Purple moor-grass 'Torch'
'Torch' is a deciduous grass forming a narrow clump of upright, linear, mid-green leaves turning yellow-orange in autumn. Erect stems bear open panicles of brown flower spikelets in from midsummer into autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Fontane' (Purple moor grass 'Fontane' )
Other names: Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Fontäne'
'Fontane' is a clump-forming grass with narrow, arching leaves and airy, purple flowers that fade to yellow-brown in autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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