Imperata cylindrica | Red Baron | Blood Grass Cut flower garden cascade and width

cascade and width

You can cut the flower stems down in autumn or they can also be left on the plant to provide winter interest and birds will feed on the dried flower heads

but can be shaped after flowering to encourage more flowers

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Also known as "Bugle"

Imperata cylindrica | Red Baron | Blood Grass Cut flower garden cascade and widthA striking grass that has stunning appeal in the garden. It is a winter dormant plant but come spring it pops up with bright green blades of grass like foliage that turn cranberry red in summer and progresses to a dark burgundy colour by autumn before going dormant again in winter. Blood Grass as it is also known will easily and reasonably quickly form a dense clump of around 40cm in height and by about the same in width and spreads by underground