Hardy Northern Grown Perennials For The Discerning Gardener
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (Golden Hakone Grass, Japanese Forest Grass)
2009 Perennial Plant of the Year®
Quick Facts about Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Exposure: Partial shade in warm climates to full sun in cool climates.
Spread: 18-24" wide
Height: 12-18" high
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Growth Habit: Loose and informal habit. Foliage gives a flowing 'waterfall' effect.
Uses: Groupings or masses, mixed perennial and shrub borders, ideal foliage accent for Hostas, Ferns, Cimicifuga, and Lady's Mantle. Really sets off a pond or water feature, and is a great patio plant that will flow over the edges of any container or rock wall.
Attributes: Arching golden foliage, low maintenance, Asian garden design element, elegant and cool mass palntings.
Soil Requirements: Prefers evenly moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Botanical Nomenclature: Hakonechloa: For the Japanese Hakon (a region of Japan near Tokyo and Mount Fuji) and the Greek chloa (grass)
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' is a beautiful long-season grass whose flowing foliage can be used as a ground cover, a front-of-the-border edging plant, in mass plantings, around water features, in patio containers, and as a foliage contrast to Hostas and other shade plants. Its golden foliage lights up a shade perennial border and provides a dramatic flowing texture to any perennial border. Hakonechloa grass is loved for its sensuous movement in the slightest of breezes.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' Garden Uses and Care:
Golden Hakone Grass is native to Honshu Island, Japan. It resembles a miniature cascading form of bamboo and is essential in Asian or Japanese garden design. Hakonechloa thrives in rich, moist well-drained humus soil: If you want this grass to be happy in your garden, spend some time improving your soil before planting! The golden foliage of Hakone grass will lighten any dark shady area of your garden and beautifully accents all of the various blue, green and variegated foliage of Hostas and the lush foliage of hardy ferns. Other great companion plants are Cimicifuga, Chocolate Joe Pye, Astilbes, and Heucheras. The design possibilities are almost endless; once you start working with Hakonechloa in your garden designs, you'll never look back! Hakone grass is perfect for softening the edges of water features, pondless waterfalls, and dry streambeds. Hakonechloa as a genus is slow-growing, spreading by rhizomes in a non-invasive manner. It can take a few years for your Hakone grass to fill in and give you the lush, mature fullness you see in garden photos, so try to purchase your Hakonechloa plants in large, mature pots. When planted en masse Golden Hakone grass waves like golden ocean waves in the slightest breeze and brightens every shady corner of the perennial border.
View all the Hardy ornamental Grasses availableat Stargazer Perennials TM Farm and Nursery!
2009 Perennial Plant of the Year®
Quick Facts about Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Exposure: Partial shade in warm climates to full sun in cool climates.
Spread: 18-24" wide
Height: 12-18" high
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Growth Habit: Loose and informal habit. Foliage gives a flowing 'waterfall' effect.
Uses: Groupings or masses, mixed perennial and shrub borders, ideal foliage accent for Hostas, Ferns, Cimicifuga, and Lady's Mantle. Really sets off a pond or water feature, and is a great patio plant that will flow over the edges of any container or rock wall.
Attributes: Arching golden foliage, low maintenance, Asian garden design element, elegant and cool mass palntings.
Soil Requirements: Prefers evenly moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Botanical Nomenclature: Hakonechloa: For the Japanese Hakon (a region of Japan near Tokyo and Mount Fuji) and the Greek chloa (grass)
Click here to order Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' !
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' is a beautiful long-season grass whose flowing foliage can be used as a ground cover, a front-of-the-border edging plant, in mass plantings, around water features, in patio containers, and as a foliage contrast to Hostas and other shade plants. Its golden foliage lights up a shade perennial border and provides a dramatic flowing texture to any perennial border. Hakonechloa grass is loved for its sensuous movement in the slightest of breezes.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' Garden Uses and Care:
Golden Hakone Grass is native to Honshu Island, Japan. It resembles a miniature cascading form of bamboo and is essential in Asian or Japanese garden design. Hakonechloa thrives in rich, moist well-drained humus soil: If you want this grass to be happy in your garden, spend some time improving your soil before planting! The golden foliage of Hakone grass will lighten any dark shady area of your garden and beautifully accents all of the various blue, green and variegated foliage of Hostas and the lush foliage of hardy ferns. Other great companion plants are Cimicifuga, Chocolate Joe Pye, Astilbes, and Heucheras. The design possibilities are almost endless; once you start working with Hakonechloa in your garden designs, you'll never look back! Hakone grass is perfect for softening the edges of water features, pondless waterfalls, and dry streambeds. Hakonechloa as a genus is slow-growing, spreading by rhizomes in a non-invasive manner. It can take a few years for your Hakone grass to fill in and give you the lush, mature fullness you see in garden photos, so try to purchase your Hakonechloa plants in large, mature pots. When planted en masse Golden Hakone grass waves like golden ocean waves in the slightest breeze and brightens every shady corner of the perennial border.
View all the Hardy ornamental Grasses availableat Stargazer Perennials TM Farm and Nursery!
Photos from August 21st and 22nd -
Enjoying delicious Dutch Oven peach desserts at our farm / nursery! April Simpson teaching How to Can Fresh Peaches in our farm classroom
A view inside our garden store. Nick consulting on plant choices in the nursery.
Enjoying delicious Dutch Oven peach desserts at our farm / nursery! April Simpson teaching How to Can Fresh Peaches in our farm classroom
A view inside our garden store. Nick consulting on plant choices in the nursery.
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The Stargazer Family of Websites
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Recession Proof Your Income by Starting Your own Online Business
Visit the Stargazer Perennials Farm and Nursery
Stargazer Perennials is a sustainable, green company committed to environmentally responsible organic farming techniques.