This grass dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

• Position: prefers a cool, moist environment in sun or part shade
• Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
• Rate of growth: slow, non-invasive
• Flowering period: August to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  This eye-catching ornamental grass can be used in so many ways...as a path edging, massed together as bold blocks of colour or as underplanting for shrubs. ‘Beni-kaze’ has short wide green leaves which assume tones of red and purple as the season develops. In late summer, slender, pale-green flower spikes appear, lasting well into winter.
  
  
• Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost into the planting hole. Leave flower heads to dry out through the winter, adding valuab valuable texture to plantings. Apply a light mulch (3cm) of well-rotted garden compost after cutting back old foliage and before new growth emerges in spring.