There have been instances where Japanese blood grass reverts to its parent invasive form. When that happens, gardeners may unknowingly cultivate a problematic plant that spreads rapidly and ...

Kudzu and honeysuckle are just two examples of promising plants that went askew of their intended purpose. Japanese blood grass or cogongrass that was introduced as a dwarf ornamental grass has ...

As fall approaches, these red tips turn burgundy, and the grass becomes a plant that is the highlight of many fall containers and borders. Its spreading habit makes it somewhat difficult to ...

Planted in a mass, flame grass ... Japanese blood grass, never as red as billed in our hot climate and potentially invasive in the wild) and move on to others that are better garden plants.

Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum) is another problem plant in our region. It is an annual grass that has become the default groundcover for roadsides, much of our wood edges and even ...

I love the golden waterfall of Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) 'Aureola' in my garden. Maybe too much: If my count is correct, I've now got nine plants. So it won't surprise you that I ...