The walking trails near my house have these grasses that are really pretty in the fall. Considering redoing our front lawn and these caught my eye. Google hasn't been much help. I live in northern California (east of Sacramento) if it helps ID!
by oldavis
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Purple Pampas possibly
Idk I’m commenting bc they are super beautiful and I wanna come back to it
Muhlenbergia capillaris, pink muhly grass
Pink Muhly Grass
you should seriously consider a california native like deergrass.
[https://calscape.org/Muhlenbergia-rigens-(Deergrass)](https://calscape.org/Muhlenbergia-rigens-(Deergrass))
Pink Mully Grass. It’s gorgeous, resilient, and extremely easy to grow in arid climates. It’s also incredibly invasive and one of the culprits on how destructive the fires in Maui were. I have a love/hate relationship with it.
As much as I love pink muhly grass, I wouldn’t plant it if I lived in California. Your local bugs and birds depend on native plants. Please help your ecosystem and plant native.
Yep, pink muhly grass. I have two clumps of it in my North Texas garden. Not invasive here. Lovely, easy care.
Pink Muhly
That area you’re in looks gorgeous wtf
Pink Muhly Grass
Purple fountain grass
I love this grass. See if it’s native to your area.
Sacramento here. PLEASE be careful with grasses!!! So many are invasive. Can i interest you in dear grass, a california native? (And one of my faves!)
It’s prohibited in California because of its contribution to wildfire fuel.