Melinis nerviglumis (Ruby Grass) Size:5 Gallon containers

containers

peaking in winter and spring

Great as an accent plant or for a mass planting

but plant two varieties for largest crops

curved fleshy leaves

Melinis nerviglumis (Ruby Grass) Size:5 Gallon containersA small semi evergreen cool season grass from S. Africa that forms a tidy 1 foot tall clump. It has blue green foliage that turns purplish red in the fall and showy pink flowers that rise a foot above the foliage in the spring and summer with spent flowers still attractive into winter. Best in full sun with regular water in a well drained soil but tolerates considerable periods without irrigation and near seaside conditions. Is hardy to around 20 F