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Gulf Muhly
Fine-textured ornamental grass with seasonal pink plumes.
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Mexican Feather Grass
Airy ornamental grass for soft massing, contemporary beds, and light-catching textures.
Plant Profile
- Botanical Name
- Nassella tenuissima
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low once established
- Mature Size
- 1.5–2.5 ft H × 1–2 ft W
- Native Status
- Non-Native
- USDA Zones
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a
- grass
- massing
- contemporary
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Specifications
Key attributes for specifying and coordinating this product on professional projects.
- Category
- Ornamental Grasses
- Subcategory
- Coverage
- Size class
- Compact
- Availability
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- Sun exposure
- Full Sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Mature height
- 1–2 ft
- Mature spread
- 1–2 ft
- Growth habit
- Fine, fountain-like
- Soil preference
- Well-drained soils
- Care notes
- Avoid chronically wet soils. Comb or cut back spent foliage before spring growth.
Applications
Common project uses for this material in professional landscape work.
- Soft massing
- Modern residential compositions
- Path and terrace edges
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