Cait's Garden

“Red Baron” Grass (also called “Japanese Blood Grass”) is a fabulous, easy to grow ornamental perennial. Unlike large clump-forming grasses (such as Miscanthus and Fountain) which require much maintenance due to die-out in the middle, each blade of Red Baron Grass grows individually out of the soil, fresh, every year. So what you get is airy, elegant, foot-long blades of bright green grass tipped with red that become fiery red-gold in autumn. Fairly slow-growing (I started with a small clump and six years later, that clump is about  two feet wide), it’s easy to pull out unwanted stalks or to divide. It is, however, difficult to find in the store, so grab it when you see it, or ask a friend who has it to donate some!