Variegated Japanese Forest Grass, Variegated Hakone Grass

Variegated Japanese Forest Grass, Variegated Hakone Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

A warm-season shade grass with bold yellow and green variegated foliage that softens formal settings and delivers vivid red and purple fall colour.

  • Dense mound of relatively short wide variegated blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
  • Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
  • Yellow and green leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
  • Yellow-green seed heads persist through winter
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
0.3 – 0.45
Mature Spread (meters)
0.3 – 0.5
Growth Rate
Slow
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Orange
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Landscape Uses
Border, Foundation
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Hakonechloa dislike full sun. Best planted in a cool, moist, well-drained soil.  Prune in late winter or early spring to make room for new growth.
Notes
Also referred to as Forest Grass, Hakonechloa, Hakone Grass, Japanese Forest Grass. Warm Season Grasses:These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions. Conversely, extra care should be taken when planting in early spring or late fall.

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