Muhlenbergia dumosa Patagonia Physostegia the deciduous clumps are topped

the deciduous clumps are topped with 4' tall sturdy spikes of yellow-orange flowers that result in a midsummer butterfly orgy

Although it will also grow in light open shade

each lined with 1' long x 3" wide leaves

which for us grows to 2' tall x 5' wide

Muhlenbergia dumosa Patagonia Physostegia the deciduous clumps are toppedOur 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'