Japanese Blood Grass 'Rubra' (Imperata cylindrica)

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hczone6 Zone 6, OH(Zone 6a) May 21, 2002

Blooms of the bloodgrass. They aren't all that attractive...but of course this plant isn't grown for it's blooms.

Common name: Japanese Blood Grass 'Rubra'
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Imperata
Species cylindrica

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) May 22, 2002

That's a pretty grass; I always mean to get some. I wonder if this is the red grass I see in big patches in fields around here. Think it could have re-seeded and started naturalizing, or is it a wild weedy grass?

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hczone6 Zone 6, OH(Zone 6a) May 22, 2002

I think you're seeing some sort of native grass. This grass I have have pictured spreads very well from creeping rhizomes, but I haven't seen anything come up from seed yet. I doubt this would do very well in competition with native grasses in a field. This grass is only about 2 ft tall at the most.

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) May 22, 2002

As far as I know, the seeds of this variety are sterile. :(

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hczone6 Zone 6, OH(Zone 6a) May 22, 2002

You really don't need seeds with this stuff...it spreads fast...maybe too fast. Even in heavy/thick clay.

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