Pink Flamingo is a natural hybrid between Muhlenbergia capillaris, the cloud-pink muhly of coastal prairies, and Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, the tall, arching lindheimer's muhly of the Hill Country. It combines the brilliant pink flower color of the former with the upright, plume-like habit of the latter, forming a 3 to 4 foot clump of narrow bluish-green leaves that spend the summer quietly before erupting in September into airy, deep-pink flower plumes that hold their color through October before fading to silvery gray.

This is a grass that demands full sun to deliver its best color, but it is otherwise forgiving: drought-tolerant once established, deer-resistant, and unbothered by heat and humidity. Plant it in groups rather than singly to get the full effect of the late-season color mass. The silvery-gray seed plumes that persist after dormancy carry their own quieter beauty through the winter months, catching low light in the way that only fine-textured grasses do.