Ruby Grass

Did you know

• Its silky, pink-to-ruby flower plumes appear to glow when backlit by the setting sun.
• Despite being a grass, it is grown primarily for its ornamental flowers rather than foliage.
• The inflorescences fade from deep ruby pink to a silvery white as they mature, providing extended visual interest.
• It is sometimes sold under the cultivar name 'Savannah' and has become popular in modern prairie-style gardens.
• Ruby grass is remarkably heat and drought tolerant once established, surviving on rainfall alone in many climates.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental grass gardens
• dried flower arrangements
• container plantings
• meadow gardens