Scientific Name:	Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Pronunciation:	im-pur-AY-tuh sill-IN-drih-kuh
Common Name:	Japanese blood grass
Family Name:	Poaceae
Plant Type:	Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:	Stiffly upright, green leaves with blood-red tips.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Stiffly upright, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Wetlands Landscape Uses: Container planting, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Wetland - bogs, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Colour in Summer: Red Colour in Fall: Green, Dark-red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acuminate Bases: Sheathing Margins: Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle-like, Spikelet Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, White, Silver Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Grain (caryopsis) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fibrous roots (monocots)

Propagation:	Division - above ground parts, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant

Location(s): (PDE) PonD East Location Map

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