Imperata cylindrica | Red Baron | Blood Grass Floret’s farm They are on strong stakes

They are on strong stakes to push into the garden

The plant is actually named after the plantswoman Peachie Saxton from Mississippi who discovered it

A must for lovers of bees and butterflies as the flat umbels of flowers really attract pollinators to your garden

The mosaic of colours in each flower make it a particularly good flower to use in bouquets and floral work

Photographs and illustrations on each spread complement the helpful tips

Imperata cylindrica | Red Baron | Blood Grass Floret’s farm They are on strong stakesA 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