$3.00 – $7.00
Latin name: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Common name: gold variegated Japanese forest grass; golden variegated Hakone grass
Zone: 5 – 8
Height: 1.5 – 2 ft (0.45 – 0.60 m)
Spread: 4 – 6 ft (1.2 – 1.8 m)
Aspect: full sun; partial shade
Soil: moist; fertile; well-draining
Water: moderate
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Description
An herbaceous perennial with slowly spreading, mounding habit. Boasts brightly variegated foliage, gold with green stripes near leaf margins, on deep purple stems. Open panicles of reddish-brown flower spikes may appear in early autumn through winter.
Slow growing, often taking 3 years to form a nice clump, but well worth the wait. Eventually can reach 6 ft (1.8 m) in 10 years. Gold colour of foliage will fade to lime-green if sited in deeper shade. Good autumn colour; leaves age to reddish-brown.
Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993; Great Plant Pick 2002
Additional information
| Pot size | 4 in, 5 in, 1/2 gal, 1 gal |
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