How beautiful is the internet-famous pink muhly grass? Just look at the pictures and you'll be enchanted

Recently, everyone's social media feed has probably been flooded with pink muhly grass, but soon after, people saw that the pink muhly grass at Hangzhou Binjiang Park, a popular check-in spot for influencers, had been so severely damaged that the staff had no choice but to cut it all down with tears in their eyes.

According to the staff, if they didn't cut it down, it would all be gone. This was done to preserve the roots, and all the cut pink muhly grass was given to the people who came to see it.

The pink muhly grass here takes two and a half years from planting to blooming, and the second blooming season was just around the corner. Now it all had to be cut down. Seeing the staff's faces full of regret, the editor couldn't help but feel regretful too.

So, how much do you know about pink muhly grass?

What is pink muhly grass

The full name of pink muhly grass is pink muhly grass, scientific name: Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. It is a perennial warm-season herbaceous plant. Its plants can grow to about 30-90 cm tall and about 60-90 cm wide.

Its blooming season is from September to November every year. When it blooms, the bottom has green leaves, and its flower spikes are pink, like strands of hair, growing upward from the base of the plant.

After blooming, its flower spikes are cloud-like. When planted in large patches, they form a pink sea of flowers, very beautiful, and it is precisely because of this that it attracts many people.

In parks or some open spaces, pink muhly grass is mainly planted because when it blooms, it forms a strong color contrast with the surrounding environment, catching people's eyes and creating a visual impact.

When planted together with other varieties, it is suitable for wetlands and other natural ecological landscapes, where it can create a meadow-like feel.

It can also be planted together with other plants. In this way, in autumn when there are few flowers around, its bright color and mass blooming after flowering make it very pleasing to the eye.

Pink muhly grass has very strong adaptability to the environment. It likes to grow in environments with sufficient light, and is also tolerant of partial shade, waterlogging, and drought.

It has no special requirements for soil and can grow in sandy soil, loam, or clay. So if you have a yard at home, you can also plant some in the yard.