1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Japan
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, River side, yards
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sienna
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Not Available
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin condition
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Food for animals
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IMPERATA cylindrica
Hordeum brachyantherum
7.2 Common Name
Japanese Blood Grass
Meadow Barley
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Blood Grass
meadow barley
7.2.2 In German
Japanische Blut Grass
Wiese Gerste
7.2.3 In French
Herbe de sang japonais
orge prairie
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hierba de sangre japonesa
cebada prado
7.2.5 In Greek
Ιαπωνικά Grass αίματος
λιβάδι κριθάρι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Grama sangue japonês
cevada prado
7.2.7 In Polish
Japoński Krew Trawa
łąka jęczmienia
7.2.8 In Latin
Sanguinem Italica Grass
pratum hordei
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
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8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
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8.10 Number of Species