Red Wind

Here's another hot plant that was featured on the National Gardening Association's regional electronic newsletter. It's called 'Red Wind' Japanese Hakone Grass, or Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-Kaze'.

This striking ornamental grass is favored for it foliage, which develops reddish tips, especially as fall approaches. It grows in Zones 5-9, reaching 24"-36" in both height and width.

It apparently looks striking cascading down a bank, since it has a slight weeping habit. I don't have any banks that need a cascade, but I'd still consider adding this beauty to my landscape!

For more information, visit Klehm's Song Sparrow Farms.