Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass

Other Names: Cogon Grass, Japanese Imperial Grass

Ornamental Features:

Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass' attractive grassy leaves are blood red in colour. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous dark red in the fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The dark red stems are very effective and add winter interest.

Landscape Attributes:

Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass is an herbaceous ornamental grass with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance ornamental grass, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Mass Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Red Baron Japanese Blood Grass will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This ornamental grass does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.