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 'Heidezwerg' (Purple moor grass 'Heidezwerg')
'Heidezwerg' is a compact, upright, clump-forming deciduous, perennial grass with flat, linear, light green leaves turning yellow-orange in autumn and dense, narrow panicles of brown flower spikelets in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m 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 |
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 |
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Breeze' (Purple moor grass 'Breeze')
'Breeze' is a clump-forming, tufted, deciduous perennial grass with flat, arching, linear, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Narrow, dense panicles of purple flower spikelets bloom in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Strahlenquelle' (Fountain spray moor grass 'Strahlenquelle' )
'Strahlenquelle' is a clump-forming grass with narrow arching leaves and airy purple flowers that fade to yellow-brown in autumn. This cultivar forms a broader plant than some others.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Molinia caerulea subsp caerulea 'Dauerstrahl' (Purple moor grass 'Dauerstrahl')
'Dauerstrahl' is a tufted, deciduous, perennial grass forming dense clumps of erect to slightly arching, flat, linear, mid-green leaves and dense, narrow panicles of dark purple flower spikelets on in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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