1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Japan
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green, Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Caterpillars, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Bees, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Laxative
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
CERBERA
7.2 Common Name
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
Cerbera
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Forêt herbe japonaise
Cerbera
7.2.4 In Spanish
forestales hierba japonesa
Cerbera
7.2.5 In Greek
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
Cerbera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
floresta grama japonês
Cerbera
7.2.7 In Polish
Japoński las lato
Cerbera
7.2.8 In Latin
Forest gramina Italica
Cerbera
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Arundinariinae
Rauvolfioideae
8.10 Number of Species