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Molinia caerulea Moorflamme - Molinie bleue
Molinia caerulea Moorflamme - Molinie bleue
Molinia caerulea Moorflamme - Molinie bleue
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Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme' is a variety of Purple Moor grass that is attractive, with a very dense habit and remarkable autumn colours. It is a charming, simple and robust perennial grass. The plant forms an erect, swaying column with fine foliage, flowering with fine, dark spikelets between July and October. It adapts to sunny locations and can tolerate dry or waterlogged soils, even clay, but not limestone. Its beautiful structure enhances the garden even in winter.
Native to Northern Europe, Southwest Asia, and the North, through Siberia, Turkey, and the Caucasus, Molinia caerulea belongs to the Poaceae family. This grass has a thick, fibrous, and tenacious crown. It owes its species name to the blue highlights that characterize its foliage. 'Moorflamme' is a horticultural selection with more foliage and more colourful autumn hues. This perennial forms a slightly stiff but graceful bundle of foliage 45 to 50 cm (18 to 20in) high, 90 cm (35in) in bloom, with a spread of 40-45 cm (16-18in). It bears slender, flat, light bluish-green leaves in summer, turning orange and mixed with purple in autumn, a deeper brown in winter. In summer, tall, sturdy stems rise above the foliage, carrying panicles of fluffy, dark purple spikelets that hug the stems and remain interesting over winter. At maturity, the stems turn violet, and the spikelets dry well before winter. Growth starts late in spring.
Moorflamme Molinia is a sculptural 'grass' with a harmonious but distinct architecture. Plant en masse for a beautiful effect in a natural garden, or as a small hedge in a contemporary or rural garden. This grass withstands occasional drought well, allowing it to be featured in rockeries, alongside cotton lavenders for example. It will also flourish near water features, where it will help to stabilise the banks, alongside other grasses, plume poppies, willowherbs, or sedges.
The swollen base of the stems is used for pipe cleaners and toothpicks. In the wild, molinias are hosts to ergot, a cryptogamic disease of cereals which can cause serious neurological disorders due to the hallucinogenic alkaloids it contains. The only cereals not affected are maize and sorghum.
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Molinia caerulea Moorflamme adapts to all types of soil, as long as they are not more than slightly chalky. It prefers soils which are moist in summer, but tolerates moderate periods of drought well, and waterlogged soils during the growing season. This makes it an easy grass to grow. Plant it in a sunny position, or partial shade in regions with very hot summers. Water abundantly at planting, and avoid frost periods. Avoid excessive fertiliser. Remove damaged foliage during the growing season and cut back the clump in late winter, just before the start of vegetation.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.