Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' - Variegated Purple Moor Grass web special

Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' - Variegated Purple Moor Grass web specialMolina caerulea, commonly known as purple moor grass, is a dense, upright, warm season perennial grass featuring flat narrow leaf blades (to 18 long by 1 4 wide) which grow in a dense clump from 1 2 tall. Erect to arching slender flower stalks topped by narrow flower panicles rise above the foliage clump to 3 tall in mid summer. Slender flowers are green and white with purplish tones, but somewhat rapidly fade to beige and brown. Leaf blades emerge

however Stanley and Sons received this plant from Europe as Abies koreana 'Zehusice'

Ned Brockenbrough of Belleview

drawing the eye in any garden

A slow-growing evergreen conifer with a dense

and seems to be pest free

The flowers are a clear blue-purple and are held in small trusses of 8-10

In 10 years the tree will be 6 ft tall x 3 ft wide

At our nursery

fat branches of shiny green needles

dark-green rounded leaves cover this mounding rhododendron

is quite distinctive

The leaves are obovate in shape and are about 6 inches long