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White Cloud Awn Muhly

Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud'

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Overview

The White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud') is a graceful ornamental grass boasting delicate, fluffy plumes of white flowers in fall. Reaching up to 3 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in width, it forms a tidy clump ideal for mass plantings and borders. Hardy and drought-tolerant, this muhly grass prefers full sun and well-drained soil, offering low maintenance and stunning seasonal interest.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, Very LowZones 7–11Type Grass

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — feathery blooms rise just above the foliage

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — White Cloud Awn Muhly displays its namesake feature: an ethereal array of billowy flower panicles

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — offering low maintenance and stunning seasonal interest

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — this muhly grass prefers full sun and well-drained soil

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — commonly referred to as White Cloud Awn Muhly

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — Hardy and drought-tolerant

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Extra in Summer, Very Low
USDA zones: 7–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Grass
Family: Poaceae

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White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — feathery blooms rise just above the foliage

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — White Cloud Awn Muhly displays its namesake feature: an ethereal array of billowy flower panicles

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — offering low maintenance and stunning seasonal interest

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — this muhly grass prefers full sun and well-drained soil

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — commonly referred to as White Cloud Awn Muhly

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — Hardy and drought-tolerant

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — it forms a tidy clump ideal for mass plantings and borders

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — blue-green foliage creates a dense and lush appearance at the base

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — with the real show beginning in late summer to early fall.<br><br>As autumn approaches

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — Reaching up to 3 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in width

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — fluffy plumes of white flowers in fall

White Cloud Awn Muhly (Muhlenbergia 'White Cloud') — is an elegant ornamental grass with visual interest that extends through multiple seasons

Photograph: David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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