Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) - 5 Gallon shrub An herbaceous perennial

An herbaceous perennial

Use it in dry stream beds

Mature plants produce a showy stalk of creamy-white flowers in late spring and into summer

Ficus Columns are very popular around the valley

A hybrid whose parents are 'Green Cloud' and 'Chihuahuan Sage

Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) - 5 Gallon shrub An herbaceous perennialDeer grass is a 3 foot perennial with 2 foot plumes rising above the plant. Muhlenbergia rigens looks like a small pampas grass but without the bad leaf cuts and the aggressive seeding. Native to much of California up into the mountains. Deer grass grows on banks of seasonal creeks, along roads or in gullies where the runoff forms in winter.. Use it in dry stream beds, along driveways or along the street edge to slow the runoff. Much more useful than