Molinia (Moor Grass)
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Including Molinia caerulea and Molinia litoralis
Molinia
Moor Grass
Innovative landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme, who has included more than a million ornamental grasses in his designs since 1975, considers Molinias to be some of the very best performers of them all. Certainly the most kinetically exciting grass, Molinia’s sturdy stems hold the delicate,
straw-colored panicles all season above dense, arching tufts of deep green foliage. To heighten the drama, give them plenty of room and a dark background. Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Bergfreund’ 
Invite this “friend of the mountain” into your garden bed and it will quickly become your friend as well. Dynamic yet not too imposing, a gauzy array of gently pendulous, rich-colored reddish purple panicles mingle on dark green upright stems. Handsome foliage forms a low green stage that radiates yellow hues in autumn. Studded with ricelike beads transmuting warm chestnut hues when mature, the airy plumes should be headlined right up front where they become a mysterious veil that you can peer through.
Blooms June–October. Size: 4'–5' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 4. AVAILABLE LATE MARCH 2008
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Bergfreund (G-0489)
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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’
See-through, delicate plumes on upright and arching stems energetically leap skybound from a green, 2-½ ft. tall foliar pedestal. Bearing the name of the legendary German nurseryman Karl Foerster, this Molinia’s gossamerlike inflorescences first emerge suffused in purply raisin shades, and by fall gilded highlights set the lofty blooms aglow, further heightening the butter yellow hues of the stalks and leaves below.
Blooms June–October. Size: 6'–7' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 4. Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Karl Foerster (g-0486)
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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Skyracer’
Donning a sculptural statesmanlike presence and a dancer’s grace, especially when set in motion by summer breezes, this distinctive Kurt Bluemel selection grows narrowly upright. The pendulous grayish green ribbons comprise a low, 2 ft. high mounding clump that launches stiff stems with plum-colored seed heads and feathery, see-through panicles. Still showy in November, both foliage and lofty inflorescences adopt cozy sun-kissed golden yellow and amber fall colors.
Blooms June to mid-November. Size: 7'–8' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 4. Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Skyracer (G-0031)
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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Moorflamme’
Moor Grass
An exquisite German selection of Moor Grass, this Molinia’s hazy, flaxen-hued panicles gracefully sway on 2 ft. slender stems above a pleasing, compact clump of arching and narrow green blades, turning an intense orange-red in autumn. Clearly ‘Moorflamme’ proclaims its
colorful intensity!
Blooms June–October. Size: 4' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea Moorflamme (g-0090)
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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Variegata’
Variegated Moor Grass
Each of the variegated creamy white and olive-green leaves of this Molinia has a different pattern. Together they form dense hummocks of foliage which rest well below the upright almond-colored flower stalks. Although used mostly as a specimen, this form makes an excellent container plant as well.
Blooms June–October. Size: 407-1/3' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea Variegata (G-0035)
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Molinia litoralis ‘Windspiel’
Reaching far beyond its 15 in. high, verdant blades, ‘Windspiel’s reflective inflorescences alight tall relaxed stems, dancing in a wind game with the sky.
Blooms June–December. Size: 6'–7' high x 5' wide; hardy to zone 5. Molinia litoralis Windspiel (G-0019)
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