About Japanese Forest Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Japan

Types

Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass

Number of Varieties

Rank: 75 (Overall)

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow, Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Dry soil, Shallow soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Consistently

In Winter

Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

✔ ✘

17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'

Common Name

Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass

In Hindi

जापानी वन घास

In German

Japanische gras

In French

Forêt herbe japonaise

In Spanish

forestales hierba japonesa

In Greek

Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος

In Portuguese

floresta grama japonês

In Polish

Japoński las lato

In Latin

Forest gramina Italica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Monocots

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Hachanechloa

Clade

Angiosperms

Tribe

Subfamily

Arundinariinae

Number of Species

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Japanese Forest Grass

Want to know the properties of Japanese Forest Grass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Japanese Forest Grass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma and Rash. Japanese Forest Grass Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Acne, Aging and Laxative

Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Japanese Forest Grass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Japanese Forest Grass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Japanese Forest Grass physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue Violet

Leaf color: Yellow, Green and Light Green

Care of Japanese Forest Grass

Taking Japanese Forest Grass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Japanese Forest Grass include pruning, which should be done Prune grass to maintain level and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Adequately. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Japanese Forest Grass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Japanese Forest Grass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Japanese Forest Grass is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 45 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass. This plant's habitat is meadows, Riverbanks and Wet Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.