Chinese red grass -Reply
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- Subject: Chinese red grass -Reply
- From: L* S* <L*@spar.ca>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:58:01 -0400
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Could you mean Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata Cylindrica 'Red Baron')
? I planted some this year and it is beautiful. Here is a description for
you:
"This unusual, deciduous perennial has deep crimson-red leaf blades
whose colors intensify in fall. Plants spread slowly to form 1-ft.-wide
clumps. Plant in masses in perennial borders, along ponds and streams
or in containers. Use as contrast to coarse-textured plants and those
with dark foliage. In hot summer areas, best in partial shade. In cooler
areas, need full sun for best foliage color. Start by division in early
spring. Cut back branches with dead leaves to ground in winter or early
spring." Height 1-2 ', width 1-1.5', takes full sun to partial shade, Zones
5-9.
Laura
Montreal, Quebec (Zone 4/5)
>>> Steve Hatch <stevemh@gis.net> 07/29/98 10:50am >>>
hi. anybody ever hear of chinese red grass, what it is, what its
requirements are, etc.?
Steve Hatch
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