Muhlenbergia dumosa Patagonia Boesenbergia our original plant had formed

our original plant had formed an 8' tall scraggly beanpole

so these must be avoided

The grey asparagus-like shoots age to green as the 52" tall clumps reach toward the sky

bright scarlet-red flowers

Muhlenbergia dumosa Patagonia Boesenbergia our original plant had formedOur 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction is a more winter hardy selection of the North American (US Mexico) native, bamboo muhly. Our first attempt was from a Yucca Do Mexican collection promoted by JC Raulston in the early 1990s, only to find it lacked any winter hardiness north of Zone 9. Decades later, plantsman Patrick McMillan collected this new, much hardier form, from the Patagonia Mountains in Arizona's Santa Cruz County, at over 4,000'