Description | Gold Striped Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra aureola A small tuft forming grass that prefers the shade. Mostly yellow\gold foliage with thin stripes of green |
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Pronunciation | (hah-koh-neh-KLOH-ah)(MAK-rah)(aw-ree-OH-lah) |
Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 5b(6)-9 |
Sunlight | shade to semi-shade |
Moisture | average to moist |
Temperature | Can be touchy in zone #5. May need protective mulch |
Flowers | needle-like, pale green flower spikes, late summer early autumn. |
Leaves | froms a dense mass, arching thin linear leaves, gold with green stripes and sometimes have a ting of pink, will burn in the sun |
Dimensions | 12" tall by 18" spread |
Propagation | division |
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. |
Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |