Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
China
Japan
Types
Bambusoideae
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Number of Varieties
3045
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
digitate
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Adequately
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Acne, Aging, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks
Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
In Hindi
हेगड़े बांस
जापानी वन घास
In German
Hedge Bambus
Japanische gras
In French
Bamboo Hedge
Forêt herbe japonaise
In Spanish
bambú de cobertura
forestales hierba japonesa
In Greek
hedge Μπαμπού
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
In Portuguese
Bamboo Hedge
floresta grama japonês
In Polish
Żywopłoty Bamboo
Japoński las lato
In Latin
Sepi Bamboo
Forest gramina Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Monocots
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Hachanechloa
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Arundinariinae
Number of Species
120050
1
27800
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