Purple Moor Grass
Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe'
Purple Moor Grass is a grass for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam, acid soil or moist ground, flowering Aug, Sep.
| Type | Grass |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 90 cm |
| Spread | 45 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b, RHS H7 |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 90 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, acid soil, wet soil.
Border Builder uses Purple Moor Grass's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- It tolerates acid soil but dislikes shallow chalk.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Soft Rushto flower when it does not
- Tufted Hair Grass 'Goldtau'to flower when it does not
- Allegheny Monkeyflowerto edge in front
- Angelita Daisyto edge in front
- Aromatic Asterto edge in front
- Bear Grassto flower when it does not