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How to divide Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’)

Plant each division

Now it’s time to plant each division.

I fill each pot with soil and plant each new plant in its individual pot.

I plant each division of Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ (Japanese red grass) in its individual pot - www.dearplants.com
I plant each division of Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ (Japanese red grass) in its individual pot

Complete with more soil so that the roots are well accommodated and covered.

Division of Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' planted - www.dearplants.com
Division of Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ planted

I propagated the Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ and created five pots with the necessary size to grow and develop in the coming growing season.

Pots with the new propagated divisions of Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' - www.dearplants.com
Pots with the new propagated divisions of Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’

Finally, I water well and place the pots in a sheltered spot until they show signs of growth.
From there, they can be slowly fertilized and placed in sunnier locations.

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Will post updated pictures when the season progresses… please remind me in the comments below if this is not updated.

4 months later…

And here I am posting some pictures so you can see how good they grew in the last 4 months.

Japanese blood grass plant (Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’) 4 months after division
Japanese blood grass plant (Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’) 4 months after division

I’m keeping them slightly shaded, that’s why they are so intense green.

Japanese blood grass plant (Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’) 4 months later - www.dearplants.com
Japanese blood grass plant (Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’) 4 months later

At this point, this clumps could be planted in the soil, in a border in the garden.

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