Where is japanese blood grass illegal

I think I will be pulling this one out. Gnome , May 31, Just bought some blood grass yesterday and thought that I would ask if anyone knows any more information than what was posted already about how deep of a barrier to put in place to keep it contained. I was thinking about inches. It does get a little bit rampant around here so I'd like to contain it.

I know you are all very far away from Arkansas, but as of June this year Imperata cylindrica, Japanese Blood Grass has been added to our state's Noxious weed list. Here it is on a "no plant, seed or reproductive structure may be sold or utilized in plantings in Arkansas" status. It has been sold a lot in our garden centers and nurseries, infact we have a little bit we used as an annual in one of our color displays, oops!

I just read about it in a newsletter distributed by our University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture this morning. Dixie , Oct 2, I have used it, and I've seen a lot of yards with it. In west Portland suburbs, I would walk by to homes in well landscaped neighborhoods on years where I advertised direct to properties.

I'd check out every yard, and note the various plants, and how they changed each year. Japanese bloodgrass can creep, and when it does, it spreads into shrubs like azaleas, or perennials like Dianthus, etc.. Apparently, the better prepared the soil is, the more it spreads. You can try it, and you will know within 2 years if it will spread. If it is a nuisance, it won't be hard to get rid of if you need to, and if you take care of it soon.

Vaden , Oct 2, The garden cultivar is Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'. I haven't seen it flower or revert in this area. If it does actually have a habit of reverting to the typical wild species plant here or elsewhere , then in those areas where the typical species seeds out and invades habitats the cultivar should not be sold and planted especially if this is illegal!

However, it may not have habitat invasion cabability in every part of the continent. Last edited: Oct 3, Ron B , Oct 2, Japanese Blood Grass was near the bottom but dwarf plumbago and Vinca minor-both of which I have--were at the top. University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared. Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Cogongrass. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

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Alabama Forestry Commission. Weed Alerts: Cogon Grass. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Ornamental cultivars e. Red foliage color can be particularly attractive in the landscape when backlit by early morning or late afternoon sun. May be grown in patio containers or tubs. Missouri Botanical Garden. Butterfly House. Shaw Nature Reserve. Fruit Gardening Vegetable Gardening. Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'.

Back to Previous Page. More Images. Common Name: Japanese blood grass. Type: Ornamental grass. Family: Poaceae. Height: 2. Spread: 2. Bloom Time: Rarely flowers.