Red Baron cogon grass
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Baron' cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron') is a grass for borders, containers, and 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. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows in a clump that reaches 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Growth is rapid, and butterflies visit it.
Pairs well with Black-eyed Susan, Stonecrop, and Japanese forest grass.