Muhlenbergia japonica 'Cream Delight'
Muhy, Japanese muhy
- Height × spread
- 0.4m × 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a small, exuberant grass that makes an awry and delightful clump of foliage. The leaves angle out from upright stems. They are clean coloured with green and white stripes. It produces silvered flowers in late summer. This grass starts the year with an erect stance and gradually spreads, becoming almost prostrate. These changes of growth habit should be allowed for when placing the plant. Once established it has excellent wind resistance.
- Flower colour
- Silver, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, White
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.4m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Ground cover
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer-Autumn · Planting
Support tall stems
The plant may require support for long stems. Provide an artificial frame which it can grow through, or loosely tie the whole plant. A network of twigs can be woven together to provide a framework through which the plant can grow.
Tall stems can lean or be battered by weather. Support the plant to keep its vertical lines, aiming for a natural appearance which is easy on the eye.