| Description | An all gold plant lacking any green stripe. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (hah-koh-neh-KLOH-ah)(MAK-rah)(aw-ree-OH-lah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
| Sunlight | Depends on the growing conditions the warmer the climate the more shade is needed. |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | organic well drained |
| Temperature | tiny, inconspicuous reddish brown flower spiklets appear in airy clusters from late summer though mid-fall. |
| Flowers | late summer , airy clusters of tiny reddish brown spiklets |
| Leaves | tufts of all gold grass-like leaves |
| Dimensions | 12-14 inches tall with a spread of 16-18 inches, slow spreading |
| Maintenance | best transplanted in the spring |
| Propagation | division of rhizomes and stolons |
| Native Site | Species plant native to moist mountain areas including wet rocky cliffs and to moist woodland areas in central Japan, including areas around Mt. Hakone from which both its genus name and common name are derived. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Masato Yokoi of Japan. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke), Walters Gardens web site, #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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