cogon grass
Imperata cylindrica
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) is a grass for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows as a clump of gold, yellow, and green foliage that reaches about 2 to 4 feet tall and wide. Growth is rapid, so give it room. Butterflies visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Hummingbird's mint, Texas bluebonnet, and Autumn fern.
Native range
Africa, Europe, and Asia.