
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Description :
Japanese Blood Grass
A magnificent grass with purple red foliage.
Picture your border, the low evening light playing on Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'. Astounding! Its foliage becomes ablaze with colour. Goes beautifully with the purple of Sedum spurium or the red/yellow of Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'.
Height: 35 cm.
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' grows in well-drained, not too dry, humus-rich soil. Light shade. Mulch in winter in cold climates. Grows very well in pots on a shady patio.
- 0,7 litre pot
- Hardiness zones : zone 8-10
- Height: 30 to 50cm
- Plant spacing: 40 cm
- Flower colour:
- Flowering period:
- - Height: less than 10 cm 0,5L pot
- - Height: 70 to 100cm 1 litre pot
- - Height: 10 to 30cm 12 cm pot