Muhlenbergia dumosa Lynn Lowrey and little or no summer

and little or no summer water once established

When the leaves finally drop

Georgia plume cannot fertilize itself

and thrives on exactly the conditions that defeat softer plants: blazing sun

Muhlenbergia dumosa Lynn Lowrey and little or no summerMuhlenbergia dumosa, bamboo muhly, is a desert born grass with the grace of bamboo, drifting like cloud shadow across the canyon floor. From the arid uplands and rocky washes of northern Mexico and southern Arizona, where sun scorched cliffs and canyon walls shaped the character of the species, bamboo muhly evolved to thrive on dry air and lean soils, and yet carries the fluid elegance of true bamboo, swaying at the faintest breeze. The genus honors