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Where colour lives!
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grassfoliage
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass foliagePhoto courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Red Baron Japanese Blood GrassImperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Height: 18 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 5
Other Names: Cogon Grass, Japanese Imperial Grass
Ornamental Features
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass' attractive grassyleaves are white in colour. As an added bonus, thefoliage turns a gorgeous dark red in the fall. Neither theflowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The darkred stems are very colorful and add to the overall interestof the plant.
Landscape Attributes
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass is an herbaceousperennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Itsrelatively fine texture sets it apart from other gardenplants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is bestcleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growthfor the season. It has no significant negativecharacteristics.
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass is recommended forthe following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting- General Garden Use- Container Planting
Planting & Growing
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass will grow to be about18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. Itgrows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can beexpected to live for approximately 20 years.
Where colour lives!
Red Baron Japanese Blood GrassPhoto courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It doesbest in average to evenly moist conditions, but will nottolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH,but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urbanpollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantingsare best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in arelatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of aspecies not originally from North America. It can bepropagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety,be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions orprohibitions on propagation.
Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass is a fine choice for thegarden, but it is also a good selection for planting inoutdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' inthe 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing acanvas of foliage against which the larger thriller plantsstand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoorcontainers and baskets, they may require more frequentwaterings than they would in the yard or garden.