Hakonechloa macra
Japanese forest grass, Hakone grass
Hakonechloa Hakonechloa
H. macra - H. macra is a slowly-spreading, mound-forming, deciduous grass with arching, linear, mid- to bright green leaves, often turning orange-red in autumn, and nodding panicles of insignificant, pale green flower spikelets in late summer.
Hakonechloa macra is: Semi evergreen
Arching, Cushion or Mound Forming
Pale-green, Insignificant or absent in Summer; Pale-green, Insignificant or absent in Autumn
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Orange-red, Green in Autumn
Cut back in late winter or early spring.
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Hakonechloa macra (Japanese forest grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Foliage only
Plant in most moist, humus-rich, well-drained fertile soils in sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Hakonechloa macra
Japanese forest grass, Hakone grass
Hakonechloa Hakonechloa
H. macra - H. macra is a slowly-spreading, mound-forming, deciduous grass with arching, linear, mid- to bright green leaves, often turning orange-red in autumn, and nodding panicles of insignificant, pale green flower spikelets in late summer.
Semi evergreen
Arching, Cushion or Mound Forming
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Pale-green, Insignificant or absent in Summer; Pale-green, Insignificant or absent in Autumn
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Orange-red, Green in Autumn
Cut back in late winter or early spring.
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Hakonechloa macra (Japanese forest grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Foliage only
Plant in most moist, humus-rich, well-drained fertile soils in sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 6
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