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Narrowed By:Type: Grasses+ Uses: Container+ Tolerance: Drought Tolerant+ Flower Color: Purple/Lavender+ Height: 1 - 3 ft.
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Melinus nerviglumis Melinus nerviglumis
(Ruby grass) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This clumping, blue-green foliaged grass has amethyst-pink flowers that create fluffy, 8- to 12-inch-long plumes throughout the summer. Eventually, the flowers mature to the color of root beer foam. It is heat and drought tolerant, and it makes a fine annual in colder climates. Excellent drainage will help it thrive in humid summer climates. Not invasive from seed, ruby grass works great grown singly in pots or in groups.

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