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Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Also called: Big Muhly

A big, fountain-shaped clump grass topped with silver-blond plumes in fall. A refined, near-evergreen structural anchor that stands through winter.

Growing & care

Cut back to a few inches only every few years in late winter — it's largely evergreen. Full sun for the best form. Drought and clay tolerant.

In bloom: Sep–Nov · Colors: silver

Look for lindheimer's muhly (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri) at: native Texas nurseries, local garden centers.

Buying nursery-propagated natives — never collected from the wild — keeps wild populations intact. Ask any seller where their stock comes from.

Range, nomenclature, and the USDA symbol above come from the federal plant record for this species. Check it yourself:

Type	Grass
Family	Poaceae
Sun	Full sun, Part shade
Water	Low water
Soil	rocky, limestone, clay, well-drained
Height	3 ft–5 ft
Spread	3 ft–4 ft
USDA zones	7–10
Pollinators	birds
Deer	Usually resistant
USDA symbol	MULI
Native to	Texas

Good for

Plant it with

Same conditions, same uses — species that share lindheimer's muhly's growing requirements and belong in the same bed.

Muhlenbergia capillaris

For a few weeks each fall this clump grass erupts into a cloud of glowing pink — the most spectacular native ornamental grass for the South..

Schizachyrium scoparium

The backbone grass of the American prairie, turning coppery-mahogany in fall and silver-tufted in winter.

Bouteloua dactyloides

North America's true native turf grass — a fine, soft, blue-green sod that forms a low lawn on a fraction of the water Bermuda or St.

Bouteloua curtipendula

The state grass of Texas, hanging its tiny oat-like seeds along one side of each stem, tinged with orange-red pollen.

Panicum virgatum

An upright prairie grass with airy pink-bronze seed clouds and gold fall color.

Berberis trifoliolata

A spiny blue-grey evergreen that bees swarm in late winter and birds nest inside for protection.