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Plant Passport Registration Number: GB147173
  
   

 

Molinia caerula subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent' has Common Names: Tall moor grass

'Transparent' forms mounds of bright green slender foliage, which take on golden/brown tints in autumn before dying down. In summer huge upright green panicles erupt from the clump bearing transparent flowers of tiny brown beads,the airy seed heads last like a yellow firework into January when they should be cut down before they collapse. 

Best grown in moist soils in sun.Shows tolerance of extreme soil moisture variation; in the driest parts of the nursery garden growing to less than 1 metre, in the boggiest topping 3m. For a lower equivalent see Molinia' Heidibraut'.

Foliage: deciduous

Height: 100 - 200 cm  in 2 to 5 years Spread: 100 - 150 cm

Planting Location: Flower borders and beds, informal areas, low maintenance, prairie plantings.

Please read our notes before placing the order:

 

1. The pictures in this listing are examples of the available plant at maturity and do not indicate anything in regard to size of plant at the point of sale. You will receive an organically produced young plant grown in a 9cm pot for planting immediately or to grow on (pot removed, when possible, to reduce plastic waste)

2. Seasonal difference in plants: Please be aware if you are new to gardening, that the plants we supply are mostly herbaceous perennials and many go dormant in winter. You may receive what looks like an empty pot or piece of root. This will produce new growth in spring.

3. The date the Royal mail label is bought (tracking number added as sent against your orders) is the date your order is lined up for picking. It is likely to be put into the post a couple of days later.

 

Thank you.

Size of the plants Plants are mostly grown in 9cm pots so sometimes there is a need to grow on for the first season to see a mature effect only in the second. Some older supplied pots may be thick with stems but please note at the other extreme rather than not supply we sometimes send bare root divisions of the size we use for our own potting (continued since Covid stock shortage) usually these are pound or so cheaper than a grown pot. Tips for success are sent with all orders.

Slugs in Summer of 2024 (list deletions) Most gardeners experienced severe damage from slugs and snails due to the extreme wet and a relatively mild winter. Some genera were not just damaged, but the extra stocks destroyed. We may reintroduce gradually some of the most valued, but others previously listed may remain absent for now.

Molinia arundinacea ' Transparent',Tall moor grass or bare root

SKU: BP202400605
£4.99Price
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Better Planting, 11 Church Close, Benson, OX10 6TA, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Telephone : 01491839831

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Plant Passport Registration Number : GB147173

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