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Great Plant Pick: ‘Moorflamme’ purple moor grass

Published 1:30 am Friday, December 23, 2022

Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme', commonly called Moorflamme purple moor grass, and the image credit goes to Richie Steffen.
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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme', commonly called Moorflamme purple moor grass, and the image credit goes to Richie Steffen.
Moorflamme purple moor grass (Richie Steffen)

What: ‘Moorflamme’ purple moor grass has a lot going for it. Versatile, it grows in sun or part shade. It is clump forming, medium sized, easy to care for, long lived, has a long season of interest and remains upright, even in Pacific Northwest rains.

Where: If possible, plant it where it is backlit by the setting sun. ‘Mooreflamme’ looks good with a wide variety of other plants or with a “”weaver, “” such geranium ‘Salome’ or ‘Anne Folkard’, scrambling through its foliage.

Size: Grows to 1½ feet tall by wide in 10 years.

Care: Water regularly in summer. Cut the grass to the ground in January or February.

— greatplantpicks.org

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