Phalaris arundinacea v. picta 'Feesey'

Phalaris arundinacea v. picta 'Feesey'

Equisetum hyemale

Equisetum hyemale

Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'

Japanese Blood Grass
Size
ex 9cm pot
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£7.99
Quick Overview
  • Strikingly-coloured ornamental grass
  • Stunning blood-red foliage
  • Clump-forming
  • Hardy perennial
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One of the most dramatic-looking of all grasses, Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' has spectacular blood-red foliage that is stunningly beautiful, particularly when it catches the sun or when the sun is behind it. The translucency of the upright leaf-blades gives its red-colouring the intensity of a stained-glass window that is quite simply breathtaking. The lower half of the leaves are a highly-contrasting lime-green and as the growing season progresses the red colour intensifies and slowly creeps down the blades.

The planting combination possibilities with Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' are nigh-endless and perhaps limited only by the imagination. It looks stunning with other intensely-coloured grasses like Festuca glauca or the grass-like Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' and its leaf-blades are also a perfect foil to contrasting foliage-types.

Clump-forming, it spreads by underground rhizomes, preferring a moist humus rich soil and either full sun or partial shade. Dies down in winter and reappears vigourously in the Spring.


Additional Information

Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Sub-Family Panicoideae
Synonyms Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Geographical Origin South-East Asia
Cultivation Sun. Moist organically-rich well-drained humus. Mulch in winter
Eventual Height 60 cm
Eventual Spread Spreading habit
Hardiness Hardy perennial. Dormant in the winter
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
Japanese Blood Grass
Size
ex 9cm pot
Availability: Sold Out
£7.99
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