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Setaria italica 'Red Jewel'

With its crimson bottle brushes, this is one of the best garden bird food grasses you can grow which we also love as a cut flower and to give height and shape to container collections.
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow

With its crimson bottle brushes, this is one of the best garden bird food grasses you can grow which we also love as a cut flower and to give height and shape to container collections

Product details

Type
Hardy Annual
Position
Border (Middle), Cutting Garden
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
July - September
Height
90cm (36in)
Common name
Foxtail millet
Moisture
Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
30cm (12in)
Cultivation
Sow under cover in early spring, sow seeds thinly and lightly cover with soil. Pot on plant out after the frosts, spacing 60cm (24in). To sow direct, space rows/seeds 30cm (12in) apart. Thin to 60cm (24in).

Care Tips

These plants are very drought tolerant so no need to water once established

Flowering Time

July - September

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