Pink muhly grass (muhlenbergia capillaris) at Hengqin's Erjing Bay Wetland Park east of the West Qinhai-Houpu roads intersection is in full bloom, attracting numerous visitors with a showy pink sea of fluffy sprawl across the landscape.

Visitors walk on paths through the pink muhly grass field

Pink muhly is a clumping grass that grows 60 to 90 centimeters (2 to 3 ft) tall and wide. The perennial is green or brown most of the growing season. It turns into a fluffy pink cloud in late summer and the florescence usually lasts from mid-September to November.

Its feathery seed heads take up half the plant, giving it an airy feel. The leaves and inflorescences change color with the seasons with the inflorescences being pink in early autumn and slightly bronze in winter.

Also known as hairawn muhly, mist grass, gulf muhly grass, and sweetgrass, pink muhly is especially suited to capture stormwater runoff and allow water to soak into the ground.

Autumn breeze creates a sea of pink clouds

Visitors are advised to enjoy the scenery in a civilized way and not step on the plants. They are also required to cooperate with epidemic prevention and control measures, take proper personal protection, and maintain good health habits such as wearing masks, frequent hand washing, maintaining a safe social distance, and not gathering in crowds.

Children appear surrounded by sprawling pink muhly grass [Photos provided by Administrative Affairs Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin]