Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Japan
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Types
Benikaze, Nicolas, All Gold, Albostriata
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
4450
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Shaded sites, Temperate Regions
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Several shades of Green
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Lime Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Pink, Orange Red
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Loam
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Deers
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
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Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra
PANICUM
Common Name
Hakone Grass
Panicum
In Hindi
hakone grass
panikom
In German
Hakone Gras
panikom
In French
Hakone herbe
panikom
In Spanish
hierba Hakone
panikom
In Greek
Hakone γρασίδι
Panicum
In Portuguese
Hakone grama
Panicum
In Polish
Hakone trawa
Panicum
In Latin
Hakone herba
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hakonechloa
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
40450
1
27800
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