PlantFiles: Gulf Muhly Grass, Gulf Hairawn Muhle
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes

Gulf Muhly Grass or Gulf Hairawn Muhle (Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes) is an excellent, very popular, drought-tolerant and beautiful native landscape and wild grass native to the sandhills, dry sunny habitats, fields, scrub and open, dry or sandy, habitats from zone 8a in parts of central and southern North Carolina southward throughout Florida, the rest of the Southeast and Deep South, and the Gulf coast states, northward to a few neighboring states. It is very beautiful, forming pink to whitish, mist-like appearances and is very popular in many areas throughout it's range in the landscape, including in may area. It appears beautiful wherever it is. It is drought-tolerant and also probably useful to some wildlife. I would recommend it for any garden in the southeastern United States, from zone 8a southward. It is also pretty salt-tolerant as well, as it is found near the coasts and on barrier islands. One of the best native grasses for landscaping and a wildlife garden in the southeastern United States, and is hardy from zone 8a in North Carolina southward. It is also very drought-tolerant and provides color nearly year-round, especially in summer and fall. Superb native grass!

MORE FACTS - Drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant. Grows well in dry sandy areas and open, exposed, sunny locations. Does well in the landscape (very good for landscaping outside around the house and around walkways and paths) and very, very well in a native plant or wildlife garden, especially in it's favored dry and sandy exposed sunny habitats, although it is, however, widely tolerant of many conditions, including in my area. Grows well from zone 8a in North Carolina southward throughout the rest of the southeast, Florida, and the Gulf coast states and northward in a few neighboring states, although mainly on the coastal plain. It is native to the United States and is native throughout much or throughout it's entire range, which I just described. Grows well on barrier islands and in coastal, salty, oceanside situations. An excellent, salt and drought-tolerant, and very beautiful (feathery-appearing) native grass for the southeastern United States and the Gulf coast!