Plant Names
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Mexican Muhly
Muhlenbergie du Mexique
Synonyms
Mexican satingrass
wire-stemmed muhly
muhlenbergia du Mexique
muhlenbergie mexicaine
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Aug - Sep
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Mexican Muhly is a native ornamental grass with fine-textured foliage and delicate flower sprays that create a soft, airy appearance in late summer and fall. It grows naturally in moist meadows, stream banks, and open woodlands. It prefers moist to average soils. Its graceful form adds texture and movement to native gardens. It is a well-behaved clumping grass that does not spread aggressively.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taïga des plaines
- Taïga du Bouclier
- Plaines boréales
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Muhlenbergia mexicana
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Muhlenbergia mexicana
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Eurybia divaricata
White Wood Aster
Aster à rameaux étalés - Lobelia inflata
Inflated Tobacco
Lobélie gonflée - Scrophularia marilandica
Eastern/carpenter's Figwort
Scrofulaire du Maryland - Solidago flexicaulis
Zigzag Goldenrod
Verge d'or à tige zigzagante - Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Heart-leaved Aster
Aster à feuilles cordées
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Miscanthus (Silvergrass)
- Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)
- Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary Grass)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in spring in warm soil.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: October
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Not known to be toxic to mammals if ingested.
Canadensis