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Japanese BloodGrass

helenskyblueshelenskyblues Posts: 16
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I have Japanese Blood Grass in my garden which has lots of dead leaves should I cut it to the ground or just leave it. I have looked in my garden books but none of them say anything about whether or not to cut it down.

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  • Chrissy the gardenerChrissy the gardener Posts: 1,072

    If you mean Imperata ( not sure about the spelling ) you should cut just above ground before the new shoots appear,but not too soon if it's still frosty.

  • LandlubberLandlubber Posts: 396

    Japanese blood grass - sounds kamakazi to me .....heheimage

  • helenskyblueshelenskyblues Posts: 16

    Thanks for your help I knew I could depend on you. I will cut them down this weekend.

  • BerkleyBerkley Posts: 431

    I bought five from the wonderful Knoll Gardens last year - they didn't do much, but I've just cut them back and can see new growth. Hoping for lovely colouring this year. 

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